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SYDNEY-HOBART 1989 A new sponsor, new racing rules, new Flag Officers and Directors IMS division and a strong internationa l Commodore: David Kellett line-up for the Southern Cross Cup ... .. 15 Vice Commodore: Les McClean Rear Commodores: David Hundt GLAMOROUS SYDNEY BOAT SHOW Gordon Marshall Darling Harbour venue added new status and glamour to Sydney's Internationa l Treasurer: Leigh Minehan Boat Show, and attracted big crowds ...... 28 Directors: Alan Brown Maurice Cameron ONE TON CUP IN NAPLES Richard Cawse David Fuller "Casino Racing" is how one yachtsman described the lucky and unlucky breaks at Donald Graham the 1989 One Ton Cup off Nap les, but it was a great fleet ...... 29 Gary Linacre TRICOLOR FLIES FOR FRANCE General Manager: John Terry French yachts dominated results after gale-battered C lub Med Australia-New Club Committees Ca ledonia Ocean Race, with a glamorous winner in Anic Da-Ros ...... 32 Management & Finance: D. Kellett (Chairman) DRUMBEAT JOINS THE MAXIS Sailing: G. Marshall (Chairman Editor Peter Campbell records his impressions ofsailing aboard Alan Bond's new House: L. McClean (Chairman) maxi off Fremantle ...... , ...... 58 Development: R. Cawse (Chairman) Publications: A. Brown (Chairman) Membership: A. Brown (Chairman) Yard & Marina: D. Fuller (Chairman) Sydney-Hobart Race: G. Marshall (Chairman) Youth Sailing: M. Cameron (Chairman) Delegate to the Offshore Committee Y.A. N.S.W: NEWS - The latest offshore yachting news from our Australian and D. Kellett (Chairman) international sources ...... 17 Sailing Secretary: Bob Brenac Cruising Yacht Club of Australia NOT THE CUSTOMS HOUSE AGAIN New Beach Road, Rik Dovey finds his ultimat sailing craft ...... 40 Darling Point, NSW 2027 Telephone: (02) 32 9731 Telex: 72278 SEA YSEA DESIGNS - Admiral's Cup sparks a flurry of new designs ...... 45 Fax:(02) 32 9745

4 - OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 Publisher MAX PRESS WHITBREAD Editor ROUND-THE-WORLD PETER CAMPBELL RACE Art Director A smaller than expected.fleet of GREG MEEK 26 yachts will set sa il from Production BOBZOOMER So uthhampton on September 2 in th e Photography 33, 000nautical mile endurance race, DAVID CLARE with a stopover at Fremantle in Published by Western Australia ...... 46 PLUS our spectacular co lour gatejoldfeaturing one of the New Zealand entries for the Whitbread, 191 Arthur St, Homebush West, 2140. Steinlager 2 ...... 52 (PO Box 297, Homebush, 2140). Phone: (02) 764 1111 Fax: (02) 763 1699. Subscriptions: (02) 764 11 11. WHITSUNDAY Editorial: COUPLE'S GREAT Sydney: Peter Campbell , 31 Albany St, Crows Nest, 2065. VOYAGE Phone: (02) 439 4514 Fax: (02) 439 85 17 Well known Whitsunday Islands yachting couple complete a rugged voyage Telex: AA 74612 BOATCO Melbourne: Rob Williams, (03) 646 5877 around A ustralia ...... 57 Hobart: Peter Read, (002) 278 155, Bob Gear, (002) 67 2327 Adelaide: Geoff Kingston, (08) 218 9218 Perth: Hugh Schmitt, (09) 32 1 0161 PROFILE - COL ANDERSON Brisbane: Ian Grant, (07) 349 9147 In-depth interview with successful Melbourne sa ilmaker and international New Zealand: Robert Love, 864 831 England: Bob Fisher, 590 68 2267. yachtsman ...... 68 Advertising: Sydney: Offshore magazine - National Publications, Max Press, (02) 764 111 I. NEW YACHT RACING RULES Tony Hutton, Carr in gton Media Services P/L International Judge Gary Stephens looks at th e changes to the IYR UIA YF Unit 8, 98 Alfred St., Milsons Point, 206 1 Phone: (02) 959 3122, Fax: (02) 922 7523. racing rul es - and explains what they mea n to you ...... 70 Melbourne & Hobart: Rob Williams, 36 Nelson St, Port Melbourne, 3207 Phone: (03) 646 5877 IN DEPTH BOAT TEST... Brisbane: C laud Olive, The Media Workshop, 28/30 Balaclava St., Woolloongabba, 4102 Phone: (07) 391 6633, Fax (07) 891 5602. CAVALIER37 Adelaide: Gill Sinkinson, The Admedia Group of SA, Ocean proven Cavalier 37 is a classy cruiser/racer ...... 24 24 Kensington Rd , Rose Park, 5067 Phone: (08) 332 8144, Fax: (08) 31-0185 Perth: Gerry Howard, Frank Hall Media, 4th Floor, 102 James St, Perth, 6000 Phone: (09) 328 2539, Fax: (09) 328 29 11 New Zealand: Anthony Reeves, Pacific Building, 127-129 Hobson St, Auckland, NZ Phone: 77 5120, Fax 34740. USA West Coast: La ne E. Weiss & Assoc. 582 Market Street, San Francisco Cal. 94104 USA. Phone: (41 5) 986 6341 WHAT'S NEW- Boat show time produ ces a gaggle of interesting UK & Europe: Paul Dimmack, Intergroup Communications, 286 West Barnes Lane, N ew new products ...... 79 Malden. Surrey KT3 6L 11 , England Phone: (0 1) 949 0354. Major yacht ra ces & rega ttas Distribution: Network Distribution Co.. OFFSHORE CALENDAR- 54 Park Street, Sydney 2000. for '89-90 ...... 82 The opinions expressed in this ma gazine are not necessarily those of the publisher. AU rights rese rved. No part of this publication may COVER PIC- The Bowman will earn his keep aboard Stein/ager II, one of th e be reproduced in whole or in part without the written permission of th e publisher. two New Zealand entries in the Whitbread Round-The-World Race, Startingfrom * The cover price of S4.95 (SNZ6.50) is the recommended maximum charge for this Southhampton, September 2. Entry list - Page 47. publica tion. ISSN 08 19-7479 Typeset and printed by Rotary Offset Press Pty Ltd , 119 Arthur St., Homebush West, 2140 (02) 764 1111.

OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 - 5 THE spinning and rolling wasn't confined to the Casino during last year's Sydney-Gold Coast, with "Sir Robbo" Robertson giving a display of out-of control antics in Queenslan Maid. Hammer of Queensland led the fleet in 40 knots from the south-west. Hammer took line honours in record time. Sporting Sponsorships Winner With JUPITERS Gold Coast Classic Warm, supple, comfortable and very hard wearing. This stylish French dealgnecl FOUL WEATHER GEAR gives the protectioin demanded by coastal and offshore sailors. 1 Floating Jacket - 8kg positive buoyancy. 2 All seams sewn and thermoeledric tape sealed. 3 Jacket lined in quilted polyamide. 4 Trousers fully lined. Safety harness sleeves. Reinforced knees and eat. Self ling, self draining pockets. 8 Dual adiustable cuffs. Elasticised waist belt. 10 Etc. Not all our customers stick to the road. Caltex is proud to supply the fuel for the radio relay vessel, Achilles, in the AWA Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Caltex products are ideal for all your boating requirements, whether they be diesel or outboard fuel, oils or greases.

L E T CA LT E X s H A R E T H E D R I V I N G w I T H y O u . CAL0151 OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 - 9 Why you should stay at Conrad International on the Gold Coast.

You'll find the Gold Coasts major attractions at the for a holiday or convention, this is the place to be. Conrad International Hotel and Jupiters Casino. Book now with your Travel Agency, Airline, or Hilton Jupiters - one of the most spectacular Casinos in the Reservation Service on (Australia (008) 22 22 55), world - offers you gambling excitement 24 hours (International 61-2 - 267 6000) . a day. Fortunes Nightclub is the only place to dance the night away. You'll find four superb restaurants offering the finest selection of Queensland foods. The International Showroom offers you the biggest musical extravaganza in the State. And every "~iters recreational facility is at your fingertips. I CASINO Whether you're coming to the Gold Coast On the Gold Coast. Queensland. Australia. JUP0219 1989 Jupiters Gold Coast Classic Sporting Sponsorships Winner with Jupiters

OR the third year running, Conrad International Hotel and Jupiters Casino will again put its Fsupport behind one of the most prestigious yachting events in the country - the J upiters Yacht Classic, off the Australian East Coast in August. For the first time since its introduction by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, in association with Southport Yacht Club, the Classic this year takes in three States- Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. In addition to the traditional dash up the NSW coast from Sydney to Southport, there is an earlier leg, from Melbourne to Sydney, for yachts coming from the southern States.

C onrad /Jupiters sponsorship has T he value of sponsorships of sporting From horse racing to foot racing, the allowed the Jupiters Yacht Classic to events is further evidenced by the varie­ name Jupiters is now synonymous with make a ni che in the Australian yachting ty of other sports that Conrad/Jupiters the country's second largest sprint - the calendar second only to the fa mous have continued to support. Jupiters Gift, held on the Australia Day Sydney-Hobart. Conrad/Jupiters has got behind just weekend each year. Each year the race to the Gold Coast about every sport possible - from Also in the winning league are the has grown in popularity and presti ge, basketball and soccer to horse racing and Gold Coast Cougars Basketball team , the yacht fl eet growing consistently golf. And the backing continues to pay sponsored by Conrad for the first time since Conrad's initial involvement in off. in 1989 as they energetically pursue 1987. T his year, CYCA offi cials are In 1987, Conrad began sponsorship of entry into the N ational Bas ketball confident the race will attract close to the Gold Coast Gamblers soccer team , League. 100 entries heading north from Sydney now the confident holders of the presti­ Various golf events have also been on Sa turday, August 5. gious Ampol C up . backed by Conrad over the years - not The marketing benefit from the race Conrad has shown its support fo r the least of which is the Daikyo Palm can be seen in the vast quantity of Gold Coast's two premier horse racing Meadows Cup which attracts world national media coverage the race re­ events, both well known on a national famous golfers. Also on the sponsorship ceives, with a growing interest at an scale - the Magic Millions and the calendar is the World C up T riathlon, international level. Prime Ministers Cup. which also attracts a world-class fi eld.

stay fo ur nights at the Sebel Town Strong Fleet Expected H ouse, view the Sydney race start and then j oin the Sydney participants to fly to the Gold Coast on Sunday, August 6 to stay at the Conrad International Hotel EC AUSE of the late closing of T he race record, set by Hammer of and Jupiters Casino. B entries fo r the 1989 Jupiters Gold Queensland in 1988, stands at 38 hours 57 Return fli ghts to the port of origin are Coast Classic, a complete list of entries minutes 12 seconds for the 380 nautical included in the package cost. O ut of cannot be published in this issue of mile das h with 11 yachts breaking 48 Melbourne the cost, which includes 4 O FFSHO RE. hours as they surfe d northwards in fresh nights at the Sebel Town House and 4 However, when the magazine went to to strong sou'westers. nights at Conrad is $1,215 per adult - press, the club was confident that be­ O n these pages are profiles of some of twin share. O ut of Sydney, four nights tween 80 and 100 yachts would line up the ea rly entries and their skippers head­ at Conrad is $605 per adult - twin for the start on Sydney Harbour on ing north to the Gold Coast. share. Saturday, August 5, for the 380 nautical Additionall y, up to three nights extra mile dash up the N SW North Coast to at Conrad can be included at a cost of Southport on the Gold Coast. Australian Airlines $50 per ad ult, per night, twin share. Unfo rtunately, with Sovereign in the T he package not only includes eco­ United States and Wind ward Passage II Backs Yacht Classic nomy air fares and accommodation, but undergoing a refit in H obart, there will U STRALIAN Airlines are making admission to 'Hollywood Legends' at be no maxis in this year's fl eet, but the A it very easy to take part in the C onrad's International Showroom , fa st Queenslanders, Wa lk on the Wi ldside, Jupiters Yacht Classic, by linking up transfer fro m airports to hotels and for Innkeeper and Hammer of Queensland, Melbourne, Sydney and the Gold Coast. M elbourne passengers, a Skipper's along with Sydney speedster, Rager, are T he package enables Melbourne sup­ Cocktail Party at the CYCA and a expected to set a cracking pace north­ porters to fl y to Sydney with Australian Harbour Cruise to view the Sydney race wards. Airlines on Wednesday, August 2 and start.

OFFSH ORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 - 11 1989 Jupiters Gold Coast Classic Melbourne Leg in Jupiters Classic

HE Jupiters Yacht Classic, now in Sandringham Yacht Club is conduct­ yachtsmen while the race itself has T its fourth year as the Cruising ing the Melbourne-Sydney leg of the proven to be a challenging race, attract­ Yacht Club's major midwinter offshore race, with a small fleet expected to set ing the best racing yachts on the Austra­ race from Sydney to the Gold Coast, has sail from Portsea, just inside Port Phil­ lian East Coast," Terry said. "It's a race been extended this year to start with a lip, at 1300 hours on Saturday, July 29, that requires accurate navigation, expert leg from Melbourne. for the 590 nautical mile dash around the tactics and good seamanship as the fleet The objective is to provide yachts South-East coast of Australia. 'rock-hops' to Southport." from the Southern States which have They will join an expected fleet of Apart from competing for the Syd­ previously cruised to Sydney for the ney-Gold Coast trophies, yachts racing Gold Coast Race to now race all the way close to 100 yachts for the 380 nautical mile course to Southport, setting sail from Melbourne will also have the in a challenging two-stage race of 900 chance to win new trophies for the total nautical miles. from Sydney Harbour on Saturday, August 5 to the sunshine and celebra­ distance race, both on line honours and Cruising Yacht Club of Australia tions at the hospitable Southport Yacht corrected times. officials are hopeful the expanded Jupi­ Club and Conrad International Hotel The new Jupiters race from Mel­ ters Classic will attract entries from and Jupiters Casino. bourne is the first from there to Sydney Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia, in more than a decade. Between 1956 Announcing the expanded August particularly with the introduction of an and 1978 the Cruising Yacht Club of IMS Division. event, CYCA general manager John Victoria (now the Ocean Racing Club of Terry said Jupiters Gold Coast Classic Victoria) held a race from Queenscliff to This will be the first race in Australia had become one of the most popular Sydney each December for Victorian to have an IMS Division, with the offshore events on the Australian calen­ boats entered in the Sydney-Hobart. CYCA already having announced the dar, with fleet sizes second only to the The fastest race time was recorded by inclusion of an IMS division for the 1989 Sydney-Hobart. the famous cutter Winston Churchill, Sydney-Hobart. By the end of July, up "Obviously, a midwinter destination which sailed the distance in 71 hours 34 to 30 yachts will have been measured such as the Gold Coast is a big attraction minutes 30 seconds in 1960. No yacht and rated through IMS. for friends and families of competing had bettered this time up to 1978.

Pittwater "Push" Back Again HAT remarkably successful group T of Half Tonner sailors from the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club on Pittwater, led by Richard Hudson and WINNING crew of Pemberton Max Tunbridge, will be back again in III ashore at Southport Yacht this year's Jupiters Gold Coast Race. Club. The yacht is expected to be Last year they won the Sydney-Gold back again this year. (Pie Geoff Coast Race with Pemberton III, surfing Errington) across the finish line of Southport's Main Beach just under 50 hours after Mooloolaba race, with Ruz ulu second. Pemberton III took first place overall in leaving Sydney in the teeth of a 40-50 The 1988 Jupiters Sydney-Gold Coast the !OR category and won Division B knot gale. Race got away to an extraordinary start, from the Davidson 33, Singapore Girl, Formerly raced as Ruzulu, designed with the fleet hit by a 40-50 knot south skippered by Peter Steingrad. The Farr by Ke! Steinman of Melbourne, the westerly "blast" shortly after they 40, Witchcraft II, skippered by Bruce 31-footer was bought by a syndicate started from Sydney Harbour. At least Staples, finished third overall and first in comprising Hudson, Tunbridge, Tony 20 yachts were flattened as they attemp­ Division A. Carr and Colin Mitchell only a week ted to carry spinnakers, three were Second in Division A was the Tasma­ before the 1988 race. dismasted and the One Tonner Queens­ nian One Tonner, Sheraton Hobart, skip­ For skipper Hudson, the victory land Maid provided photographers with pered by Ian Smith, with Phoenix Con­ added to an exceptional sequence of a remarkable "chinese gybe" just under tractors, sailed by David Hundt and Ian successes sailing small boats in long North Head. Dale from Sydney, taking third. ocean races to and in Queensland Despite the wild winds, seas were flat In the Performance Handicap (PHS) waters. He had already won two Syd­ and the Queensland yacht, Walk on the Division, the winner was Sailaway (Bob ney-Mooloolaba races, three Brisbane­ Wildside, set a cracking pace up the Byrne) another entry from the RP A YC, Gladstone races, and one from Pittwater coast, with Hammer of Queensland in hot while winner of the Channel Handicap to Coffs Harbour. pursuit. (CHS) Division from Haupia (Tom So far this year, he and Tunbridge Hammer of Queensland finally overtook Johnston). have added another victory to Pemberton Walk on the Wildside halfway up the Last year the Jupiters Classic included III's record, winning a third Sydney­ coast, finishing in the new race record three short races off the Gold Coast to Mooloolaba race. time of 38 hours 57 minutes and giving complete a four-race regatta, with the Built in 1985, Pemberton III, as Ruzu­ designer Ke! Steinman the double of overall winner being Singapore Girl. Her lu , was one of the Geelong-built "Zulu designing both line and handicap win­ regatta places were 2-1-2-5 for a total of tribe" of yachts which have achieved so ners. In fact, 32 yachts smashed the 118 points, with Witchcraft II second many successes in the past four years. record set by Apollo in the inaugural race with 108 points. Sheraton Hobart third Sistership N uz ulu won the 1988 Sydney- in 1986. with 95 points.

12 - OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 1989 Jupiters Gold Coast Classic The Yachts mer of Queensland to also eclipse Apollo's record by over 10 hours. Lipke will be looking for similar conditions in this year's race to win his first major event line honours. He has PLANETX also finished second in the 1989 Bris­ OUNG designer, yachtsman and bane-Gladstone race behind another Y sailing school operator Joe God­ Steinman design, Innkeeper. dard, has two yachts from his EastSail in WALK ON THE the Jupiters Race, the Cavalier 37, Cav­ QUEENSLAND MAID iar, and the Cavalier 30, Pep Talk, but is WILD SIDE looking for the best result from his own IR Robbo Robertson, Queensland's Half Tonner, Planet X. IM Inglis, the modest yacht sailor and self-proclaimed "knight of the sea" S Joe designed the light displacement designer who sailed with Gold Coast and the State's best ambassador in ocean 30-footer in 1987 and has sailed Planet X JExpress in her PanAm Clipper Cup win, yacht racing in terms of miles raced in two Sydney-Hobart, two Sydney­ has recently gained new-found fame from Hobart to Hamilton Island, ex­ Gold Coast and two Sydney­ with the success of his line drawings. to pects race with greater comfort in this Mooloolaba races. T he sloop finished His first yacht, the 37ft Boundary year's Jupiters Sydney-Gold Coast 25th in the 1988 Sydney-Hobart and Rider, a radical lightweight, has proved Yacht Race. fifth in Division D while in the 1989 her speed potential particularly in the At the start oflast year's race Robbo's Sydney-Mooloolaba she was fifth over­ Brisbane-Gladstone race. Farr 40, Queensland Maid provided the all and second in her division. Boundary Rider, rating .8900, finishe1 national press with the spectacular Joe is also looking for better fortune with a. corrected time of just over 26 "Chinese" gybe frightening the barna­ off the Gold Coast than last year when hours for the 308 nautical mile race in cles on North Head. The pictures and Planet X turned turtle after the keel fell the record-breaking year of 1987. She story appeared nationally and inter­ off during the final raq: of the Gold was only 28 minutes astern of the nationally. Coast Regatta. Davidson 55, Starlight Express, and 1 Robbo certainly goes to great lengths hour 45 minutes astern of the former to promote offshore yacht racing, but RUSH CUTTER Whitbread Race maxi, Enterprise NZ the performance gave him little chance Castaway Enterprise. of winning in a tough downwind race. ORNING television presenter Inglis realised he had established a Despite her gyrations Queensland Maid M John Barton, believes in comfort very fast concept, and then created a is always a major contender and Robbo when he goes to sea, and his Petersen­ radical 58-footer for Ken Lipke; named needs the results to support his claim as designed 46-footer gives him that degree Walk On The Wild Side. the East Coast's best Farr 40 combina­ of creature comfort. The super-lightweight proved Inglis tion. The stoutly-built Rushcutter won the was on the right track when she almost She will sail this year's race with a Cruising Division of the last Sydney­ caused a major upset in her first ocean different crew, as most of those who Mooloolaba race and also competed in race, the 1988 Jupiters Sydney-Gold sailed last year have vivid memories of the 1987 Sydney-Gold Coast Race. Coast Yacht Race. that sensational North Head "crash Power-sailing sou'westers recorded to dive". TRADITION 50 knots gave the fleet a wild ride out of Some of Robbo's old crew-mates ELL-KNOWN Hobart yachts­ Sydney Heads. The battleship-grey from the days of Hot Prospect II, includ­ man David Gough, will be com­ lightweight was in her element, wave­ W ing the talented Doug Trott and Rhys peting in his third Sydney-Gold Coast riding with hull speeds to 22.5 knots and Jeffries, have signed on. Their support with this Max Creese designed and built comfortably balanced under spinnaker. proved invaluable with Queensland 40-footer. Her ex-skiff skipper and his sailing Maid's second overall to Beyond Thunder­ Tradition competed in 1986, finished mates from Brisbane's Darling Point dome in the XXXX-Ansett Hamilton second in the Arbitrary division, and Skiff Squadron, made a major assault on Island Race Week. again in 1987, while in 1988 she set ~Ji! the race record set by Jack Rooklyn's Robbo has the reputation to extract in the Sydney-Hobart but retired. Apollo in the inaugural race of 1986. the best from a yacht and his role of boat Tradition is one of those fast comfort­ North of Newcastle, Wildside co-ordinator, with Trott committed to able cruising yachts that are typical of bounced off a big wave and the resultant most of the helming with Jeffries, will the cruiser-racers built in Tasmania. pressure sheared a metre of the bottom be a plus for their chance in this race. of her rudder blade. But the crew drove Should any owner deserve a major SHOSHONE her hard only to surrender the lead in race win it should be Robbo's turn. He soft wind on the second morning. flies the Queensland flag at every oppor­ ETIRED Royal Australian Navy They finished a close second across tunity and this alone deserves the oppor­ R officer, Captain D.A. (Spike) Ross the line to record breaker, Arthur tunity for him to hold the winners has been an avid yachtsman all his life, Bloore's Ke! Steinman-designed Ham- trophy. sailing whatever boat was available in

OFFSHORE - AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER 1989 - 13 1989 Jupiters Gold Coast Classic his postings and whenever possi_ble. finished first in Illingworth Division 3 new to ocean sailing, but keen to 'learn In Canberra, he sailed a tiny Mirror and second in !OR Division 3. the ropes'. dinghy, but since retiring from the Skipper Lawler is coming up for his A second EastSail entry is PepTalk, a Navy and moving to the seaboard, has fourth Sydney-Gold Coast race. Cavalier 30. owned a number of fine larger yachts. EastSail's long association with the Shoshone is a cruising Swanson 36 and CYCA ocean racing program has led to as far as Captain Ross knows, it has many of its trainees securing permanent never before been ocean raced. He has crewing positions aboard competitive . entered the boat in the PHS category ocean racers. with the alternative provided under the rules "if we are falling too far behind". BLUE MAX II 'Spike's' personal yachting record in­ yacht of changing names, this cludes 12 Sydney-Hobarts (the first in Davidson-designed 12. 2-metre 1955) as skipper and crew, three Fast­ A sloop is now owned by John King and nets, including the 1965 Admiral's Cup Fred Williams and races out of the Royal team, and most other RORC and Prince Alfred Yacht Club. She last raced CYCA offshore races. as Pemberton 4. LADY ANN She was a member of the winning team in the 1988 Range Rover Regatta EAN Kirkjian will be one of the and finished 20th overall in the Sydney­ Syoungest skippers in the race, sailing Hobart. Lady Ann, owned by his parents. RAGER A well-rated and fast 40-footer, Blue Lady Ann is a Bruce Farr designed Max II should be a strong contender in 11.41-metre sloop, launched in 1985 and IRST yacht to enter this years Jupi­ this year's Gold Coast race. ter's Gold Coast Race was Rager, previously raced as Arabian. F with owner Mike Clements setting a Sean skippered the family's previous record for buying race posters with an Lady Ann in last year's race, with his CYAN order for 21 copies. mother as navigator. AUNCHED in 1971, the Sydney­ The poster shows Rager charging down the Harbour with poled-out head­ L Gold Coast will be Cyan's first LADY PENRHYN OF ocean race in 18 years, having been sail in half a gale at the start of last year's mostly cruised by owners Bill Manning NIRIMBA race. As anyone who took part, or watched, it was a dramatic start with and Paul Kerrigan. ADY P is the sail training yacht However, the Hobart-built 12.3- two yachts dismasted and at least 20 L from the Royal Australian Naval metre sloop designed by Sparkman & flattened by south-westerly gusts of 50 App.rentice Training Establishment, Stephens has proven to be a fine offshore knots and more. HMAS Nirimba, in Sydney's Western boat, competing in the Royal Sydney Rager, a 17-metre lightweight flyer suburbs and has been raced extensively Yacht Squadron's Lord Howe Island in long ocean races since being launched designed by New Zealander Greg Elliott, finished third across the line Cruise last March. in 1985. The crew for the Gold Coast race behind Hammer of Queensland and Walk Last Easter completed the inaugural comprises seven boatowners who have on the Wildside, both from Brisbane, and Australian Three Peaks Race in Tas­ got together to sail a fine-looking boat like them, broke the race record set by mania, while last year she was second in a high degree of comfort as befitting the maxi yacht Apollo in the inaugural overall in the inaugural 3 Ports Race gentlemen of their age and status. race. held in 1988 off the NSW coast. The crew comprises Cyan's owners, Rager's time for the 380 nautical mile In this year's Gold Coast race, Lady P, Bill Manning and Paul Kerrigan, along course was a remarkable 41 hours 39 a Swarbrick-designed 11-metre sloop, with other yacht owners Mal Levy minutes 19 seconds. will be skippered by Lt. Richard Catt (Po lar Bear), Bruce Dickson (Norske), Since the yacht's launching last year, with a crew of apprentices undergoing a Jim Dunstan (Zeus II), Leon Cremer owner/skipper Clements has competed week's adventure training. (Coramandel) and Mike Dawson (Koko­ in almost every major race on the Says Lt. Catt: "Whilst the apprentices mo) - with an average age of 45. Australian East Coast, but as yet to may not be an expert racing crew, what Jim Dunstan, incidently, is a former crack line honours. they lack in experience will be made up Sydney-Hobart race winner, with his for in eagerness." CAVIAR Joubert-designed 30-footer, Zeus II. MORNING TIDE HE Rushcutters Bay-based EastSail NE of the classic S&S 34s whose T sailing school conducted by young ARABESQUE O performances including winning a Sydney yachtsman Joe Goddard, Sydney-Hobart (Morning Cloud, skip­ appears to be going from strength to ORMAN Marr is returning to pered by Ted Heath in 1971), Morning strength. N long offshore racing with this Tide has been raced extensively since she T he latest training yacht acquired by New Zealand-built, Ron Holland­ was launched in 1975. EastSail is Caviar, a Cavalier 37, specifi­ designed 13.09-metre sloop. Under the ownership of Sydney cally for offshore training. Built by Doug Weir, the yacht has yet Amateurs member, Jim Lawler, she can Skippered by Simon Kurts and Greg to race competitively in Australian be relied upon to produce an excellent Kay, the Davidson-designed sloop com­ waters but is one of the growing num­ performance. Her Sydney-Hobart re­ peted in the 1989 Mooloolaba Race, ber of yachts entered in the new IMS cord included 22nd overall, fourth Divi­ finishing ninth in Division B (Arbit­ Division of the Gold Coast Race. sion C IOR and third Division C Illing­ rary). Owner Norman Marr previously worth in 1986. Kay and Kurts, an internationally­ raced the van de Stadt DBl, Audacity, In the 1987 Gold Coast race, Morning experienced offshore racing yachtsman, with considerable success, finishing Tide was first in Division C !OR and in are A YF instructors with EastSail. second overall in the 1982 Sydney­ the 1988-89 CYCA pointscore, she Aboard the yacht will be seven trainees Hobart.

14 - OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 1989 Jupiters Gold Coast Classic

BIONIC APPLE BOX ESIGNED and built by Queens­ D lander John Sayer for the Trans­ Tasman Two-Handed Race in 1987, this 10.55-metre sloop is a timber-hulled sloop - hence the name. Now owned by N. Jorgensen and G. Foley from the Royal Motor Yacht Club, Broken Bay, Bionic Apple Box has so far achieved no major victories in offshore racing. However, the new owners are experi­ enced offshore racers and given fast running conditions, she should do well ROUGH seas aboard in the PHS division. tiny Half Tonner, Half Hour. (Pie - Neil McLeay) ODDS-ON N interesting yacht from -Lake A Macquarie, Odds-On was designed PHOENIX HALFHOUR by Ian Peden for Gosford yachtsman NE of the smalles t yachts in the Don Hinchey. CONTRACTORS fleet, Half Hour, is only 8. 97-· The 10m sloop is particularly fast off AVID Hundt is going sailing him­ O metres in LOA. Designed by British the wind in fresh breezes, and won the self in August instead of being the D naval architect Rob Humphreys and PHS division of the last Pittwater to boat and crew minder at Cowes for the built by BoatSpeed, she is owned by Coffs Harbour race, finishing 14th Australian Admiral's Cup team. John Hancock from the RSYS. across the line in the big fleet. David has resigned from the position The latest in exotic construction, Half Odds-On's crew are all ex-dinghy and of Chairman ofORCA and also Admir­ Hour made her offshore racing debut in skiff sailors who sail the boat to the al's Cup team manager after making a the 1988 Sydney-Hobart and followed limit. If Odds-On gets hard downwind considerable contribution to Australia's this with the 1989 Sydney-Mooloolaba. running to the Gold Coast, she should international challenges. Half Hour was leading the Half Ton do extremely well. Now he can go sailing on his David­ division in the inaugural XXXX Regat­ Apart from Don and Michael Hin­ son-designed 11. 9-metre sloop, the for­ ta conducted by Royal Queensland chey, the crew includes well-known mer internationally successful Sz echwan. Yacht Squadron and placed fourth over­ Gosford yachtsman Eddy Collett, along The yacht's record include fifth in _the all in IOR when a broken mast forced with Reg Wade, Michael Mills, Brendan 1986 Sydney-Hobart, representing her out of the series. Hones and Ian Clarke - all widely Australia in the 1984 Clipper Cup in Half Hour, a light displacement 30- experienced offshore sailors since their Hawaii and sailing for NSW in the 1983 footer, is just the boat to do well in this small boat sailing days. Southern Cross Cup. year's Gold Coast race. Jupiters Yacht Classic Race Facts ONDUCTING CLUB: Cruising C Yacht Club of Australia. SPONSOR: Conrad International Hotel and Jupiters Casino. THE RACE: First leg from Mel­ bourne to Sydney starting at Portsea, Saturday, July 29 at 1 pm. Second leg from Sydney to Southport starting in Sydney Harbour Saturday, August 5 at 1 pm. DISTANCE: Melbourne to Sydney 530nm, Sydney to Gold Coast 380nm. PREVIOUS !OR WINNERS: 1986 Inaugural Gold Coast Race, 1. Apoll o, 2. Another Concubine, 3. Witchcraft II. 1987 Jupiters Gold Coast Yacht Race, PHOENIX 1. Indian Pacific, 2. Too Imp etuous, 3. CONTRACTORS Witchcraft II. .. . bound to go well 1988 Jupiters Gold Coast Yacht Race, in !OR Division. 1. Pemberton III, 2. Singapore Girl, 3. (Pie - Peter Campbell) Witchcraft II. RACE RECORD HOLDER: Ham­ mer of Queensland - 1988. RECORD T IME: 38 hours 57 min­ utes. Jupiters Entry List on page 38

OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 - 15 N evv Look For

new sponsor, new maxi and high­ A tech SO-footers, the new IMS Sydney-Hobart handicapping system, changes to the international yacht racing rules, includ­ ing Rule 26, plus the biennial Southern By Peter Campbell Cross Cup teams series - those are just some of the ingredients that will make the 1989 Sydney-Hobart Race another great ocean racing classic. With the withdrawal of AWA from consumer marketing, the long-standing sponsor has ended its great contribution to the race, with the new sponsors injecting a vibrant boost to the market­ ing of the Sydney-Hobart and the Southern Cross C up series. Announcement of the new sponsors was due to be made by Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Commodore David Kellett in late July. Commodore Kellett has forecast a strong fleet of overseas and Australian yachts competing this year, including the state-of-the-art maxi yachts, W indward Passage II and Drum­ beat. Notice of race for the Southern Cross Cup and the Sydney-Hobart are now being distributed to yacht clubs challenge for the first time, probably throughout Australia and overseas, with START of last year's Sydney-Hobart with one yacht of their own and two much larger fleet is expected this year. a special promotion of the Southern chartered boats. Cross Cup being undertaken during the T he big boost to the Sydney-Hobart Admiral's Cup regatta at Cowes in fl eet this year seems certain to come as a It assumes that crew sails the boat to England, this year being contested by direct result of the introduction of the its optimum at all times; that the sails are teams from 13 nations. International Measurement Scheme of good design and well maintained; that Early indications are that the British (IMS) as a division of the ocean classic. the underwater surfaces are fair and will be back with a team for the South­ By the end of the year up to 50 clean. T he assessment is for sailing calm ern Cross Cup, along with New Zea­ Australian yachts will have been mea­ waters as wave action and pitching land, Hong Kong, the United States, sured under IMS, including up to 30 in moment are not accounted for. Papua New Guinea, possibly a French Sydney, re-opening ocean racing to Only scientific parameters are addres­ team from New Caledonia, as well as production cruiser/racers and older !OR sed in the VPP and no conscious attempt one or two teams from Europe. Certain­ yachts which are no longer competitive has been made to fairly handicap bla­ ly, all Australian States will be repre­ against state-of-the-art racing yachts. tantly bad hull form, keels too small for sented and there are moves to have a windward performance. In the words of team represent the ACT. Chief measurer in NSW, Gordon Marshall, is currently measuring at least A YF executive director Tony Mooney, Alan Bond intends to seek selection in a yacht which is: one yacht a week under IMS, following the Australian team for the Southern Badly designed Cross C up with his new Pedrick­ the building of a special level platform to facilitate the measuring on the CYCA Badly sailed designed maxi, Drumbeat. She will be Badly maintained slipway. brought back to Sydney following the should stay at home and not blame the maxi world championships in the IMS uses a scientifica ll y-developed rule. Mediterranean in August-September in Velocity Prediction Program (VPP) to T he CYCA has already introduced an time for the Australian selection trials in produce handicaps for various condi­ IMS division for the Jupiters Gold Coast late November-early December. Rod tions, by simulating the sailing perform­ Race and there will be an IMS division Muir almost certainly will enter Wind­ ance of each yacht in each condition - in this year's Chickadee Chicken Lord ward Passage II for the trials and the three that is, every point of sailing in every Howe Island race. So there will be Australian Admiral's C up yachts, Made­ wind strength. This is achieved by ample opportunity to assess its benefits, line's Daughter, Joint Venture and True obtaining full hull lines of the yacht, and any faults as far as Australian Blue will be back in time from Cowes. thus allowing very accurate values for offshore yachting is concerned, before Although New Zealand has a limited displacement, sailing length, vertical the Sydney-Hobart. number ofIOR boats in its fl eet, leading centre of gravity, wetted surface area, Apart from Sydney, IMS measuring NZ yachting officials have indicated that etc. is already well under way in Victoria, there will be a team from across the Under the IOR, whi ch is in reality a Tasmania and South Australia, with Tasman. Stimulated by their perform­ development rule, IMS is specifica ll y a considerable interest among offshore ances in the recent Club Med Australia­ handicap rule. Unlike an Arbitrary yachtsmen in Western Australia. New N ew Caledonia ocean race, French handicapping system, IMS handicaps Zealand is moving strongly towards yachtsmen in N0umea are anxious to the boat, not the crew. IMS and the small !OR fleet in Noumea

16 - OFFSHORE - AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER 1989 will also convert to IMS next year. As fa r as the changes to Rule 26 are New Sponsor for concerned, the CYCA has elected to run ORCV Winter Series its 1989-90 ocean racing program under HE 1989 Ocean Racing Club of Category D which limits adverti sing to T Victoria's highly regarded Winter names of yacht sponsors hulls, clothing Series has a new sponsor. Wes tern Port and personal equipment, with no adver­ M arina has agreed to sponsor the Series tising on sails. for five years. T his new move will Most yacht clubs have decided on a enable the regatta to be upgraded and similar category. significantly improved. Apart from changes to Rule 26, the The 1989 Series will be called the International Yacht Racing Rules have Western Port Marina Classic and will been changed as from July 1 - see comprise six race series to be conducted separate article by Australian Inter­ by the ORCV with five Olympic course national judge, Gary Stephens - races on Port Phillip Bay and the final although the CYCA has pre-empted race a 58 mile short ocean race from some of these changes, particularly in Portsea to the Western Port Marina at relation to lesser penalties for more Hastings. unavoidable breaches of the rules of New inshore Olympic courses, with racmg. starts only 400 metres off the Brighton's Once again, the Ocean Racing Club Green Point will bring this year's action of Australia plans to hold a combined close to spectators watching on Mel­ selection regatta in late November-early bourne's eastern bayside beaches. Other December for yachts trialling for places changes include computer calculated in Australian and State teams. At this handicap positions for the fleet which stage this regatta, over two long will be determined at key marks during weekends, will be for selection of the MEASURER Gordon Marshall used his "magic wand" to measure Apollo (not th e the race enabling progress reports to go Australian, New South Wales and max i) on the CYCA slip way where th e club to air on Melbourne radio stations dur­ Victorian teams, with other states, in­ has built special rails to fac ilitate IMS ing the races. cluding Western Australia, likely to use measu ring. The first race of the Western Port the series to choose their State tea ms. Marina Classic was due to be held on Dates for the Southern Cross Cup are: Sunday July 2. Racing will continue Thursday, December 14 - Offshore The IMS Regulations book (formerly every second Sunday over the 20 mile Triangle, 27nm; Friday, December 15 IMS Optional Regul ations) is now avail­ Olympic courses through July and Au­ - Ocean Race, 75nm; Sunday, Decem­ able in a metric version from the ORC gust. ber 17 - Offshore Triangle, 27nm; office. The final race from Portsea to the Monday, December 18 - Spare Day; Western Port Marina at Hastings will T uesday, December 19 - Ocean Race, begin on Saturday 9 September. More 75nm; T hursday, December 21 - IMS Technical Developments: than 90 yachts and 1,000 crew are Offshore Triangle, 27nm; Friday, ITC research has begun in Europe and December 22 - Spare Day; T uesday, expected to start in this first ocean race the US on accounting for pitching mo­ of the 1989/90 season. This new ocean December 26 - Sydney-Hobart Race, ment under IMS. A special ITC sub­ 630nm. race has much to offer with almost committee meeting is scheduled for certain on the wind and running condi­ Amsterdam on 6 and 7 M ay and in the tions likely for the new course. U S, ORC Director of Research, Karl Big Increase Kirkman, has organised initial work on The new M arina AS5million Club the measurement of pitching moment and Convention Centre with bars, res­ taurants and receptions rooms will be and its effects. In IMS opened to the crews and their guests for HE res ults of the Ocea n Racing The use of the various handicapping the weekend. Yachts entered in the T Council Survey of IMS activity options has been another subject of Western Port M arina Classic will be worldwide show a considerable increase interest to committee members, in par­ invited to link into a follow-up series in interest and fl eet size since last season. ti cular the General Purpose Handicap which is to be raced over Admiral's Cup With 17 countries reporting, the IMS (Linear Ra.tJom 10) which is highlight­ type courses on Western Port Bay. This fl eet is expected to number over 2500 ed on the IMS Certifica te. Beca use LRl0 mini series will be known as the Western yachts by the end of this season and contains only 16 per cent beating, it is Port Cup. The first race will be the 58 there will be 40 hull meas uring machines now felt that for all but some point-to­ mile Portsea-Hastings ocean race and distributed throughout the world. point racing, a course configuration the Admiral's Cup type races will be It is interesting to note that the large with more bea t content should be used. held on Sunday 10th September and the majority of countries reporting are The suggestion is to change the last race on the fo llowing Saturday (16 either currently applying the IMS Reg­ General Purpose Handicap to the average September). ulations or plan to do so in the future. of Circular Random 8 and CR12. T his All participants in the Western Port This would indicate a substantial interest would provide for 25% beat content, Cup series will be eligible to win a in limiting IMS to bona fide dual pur­ more typical of "round the buoys" day voucher for either a new head sail or a pose boats, or in providing racing divi­ racing, for example. new mainsail. The two winners will be sions for these boats. drawn out of a sailing boot at the IMS Standard Hulls now total more The Netherl ands will stage the first presentation night. than 800 production models, whi ch major IMS international championship The Commodore of the Ocean Rac­ greatly reduces the hull measuring in 1990. Interested owners and countries ing Club of Victoria, Mr Robert Green workload during the implementation of shoul d begin to make plans for measure­ said; "M embers of the Club have asked IMS. ment and certificates. for improved courses, more media

OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 - 17 many winnmg yachts in many major regattas, including the Southern Cross Cups in 1979/81/87, the Clipper Cup 1980, the San Francisco Big Boat series coverage and better end of race facili­ 1986, the Kenwood Cup and ICA YA ties." Maxi Worlds 1988. "The new Wes tern Port Marina Clas­ Both have long believed there is a sic retains the best elements of the need for Success Sail. "Most people Winter Series but adds the new elements learn enough in their general sailing to of a more attractive ocean race which become good club sailors, but to prog­ ends at the best marina facilities m ress beyond that level they need to be Southern Australia." taught the finer skills and techniques," Western Port Marina Classic: Fletcher says. " Coaching is an accepted method of Dates Course (On Port Phillip Bay) learning in all other major sports like Race 1 Sunday 2July 20 mile Olympic golf and tennis. However, in yachting it Course is a relatively new except at the top 2 Sunday 16 July 20 mile Olympic levels. Success Sail makes coaching Course available to everyone who wants to 3 Sunday 30 July 20 mile Olympic Course improve their sailing." 4 Sunday 13 August 20 mile Olympic Success Sail is divided into two sec­ Course tions, theoretical and practical. The first 5 Sunday 27 August 20 mile Olympic section consists of four lectures which Course PETER Hansen aboard his newly acquired give all the theory and knowledge as 6 Saturday 9 September 58 mile Portsea­ well as comprehensive lecture notes for Hastings Adams 15, Budget Orix - plans for Trans­ Tasman and Melbourne-Osaka short-handed future reference. Western Port Cup races. Dates Course (On Western Port Bay) Race 1 Saturday 9 September 58 mile boats to contest the Transfield Trans­ Portsea-Hastings Tasman Race 1990 and the Melbourne 2 Sunday 10 September 15 mile Admiral's Osaka Race in 1991. "Our sponsorship C up 3 Saturday 16 September 15 mile Admiral's of the six Australians is just to give them Cup a kick along with their campaign plans. As a sailor I appreciate the difference a little encouragement can make," he said. Budget Marine Finance Peter Hansen has placed only one Helps Solo Sailors stipulation over the sponsorship of the provisional entry fees. If any of the USTRALIA now has six official competitors don't make it to the starting provisional entrants in the BOC A line on September 15 next year, then the Challenge 1990/91 following Budget entry fee refund cheque must be donated Marine Finance's generous offer to to the World Wildlife Fund - the 'sponsor' the US$1,000 entry fees of the organisation which is linked to The Australians who have announced that BOC Challenge's Oceanwatch program they intend to compete in the event. to help educate young people about Mr Peter Hansen, executive director preservation of the world's oceans. of Budget Marine Finance presented the entry cheques to the six Australians at a BOB Fra ser and Mike Fletcher . . combining dinner at the Waterfront restaurant in to advise yachtsmen on how to sail fa ster. Sydney. Sailing To "Our company has been a supporter of short-handed sailing for many years Success through our involvement with the USTRALIA'S top sailing coach Budget Lease Management Coffs Har­ A Mike Fletcher and leading sail­ bour Race and I am pleased to be able to maker Bob Fraser have developed a new provide some real support at this early advanced skills sailing course for all stage and encourage the BOC hopefuls yachtsmen who want to sail faster. The to secure further sponsorship," Peter first Club Marine - Fraser Sails Success Hansen said. Sail will be held in Sydney in August, Budget Marine Finance has now just before the new racing season. sponsored the entry fees of: Mike Fletcher and Bob Fraser are well Ian Kiernan - Class I 60' Yacht qualified to head Success Sail which is Don McIntyre - Class II 50' Yacht supported by Fraser Sails and Club David Adams - Class I 60' Yacht Marine. Mike is the A YF Australian Alby Burgin - Class I 60' Yacht National coach and has coached every John Biddlecombe - Class I 60' Olympic team since 1972, the Australia Yacht II and Kookaburra III crews and is Malcolm Jack - Class II 50' Yacht presently with the 1989 Australian As a competitive short-handed sailor, Admiral's Cup team. Peter Hansen has recently purchased one Bob is a leading sailmaker and has of the former Around Australia race helmed or been sailing master aboard

18 - OFFSHORE - AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER 1989 T he crews will sail a seven-race regatta Longley said he had discussed the in the identical Farr 36 sloops owned by concept of a State of Origin national the West Australian Yachting Founda­ yachting event with Ben Lexcen, desig­ tion and used in recent international ner of A ustralia II, just before he died. The second part takes part1C1pants match-racing contes ts. "Benny thought it was a fa ntastic idea," aboard top IOR ocean racers fo r two "The concept is a contest equivalent Longley added. "The Yachting Founda­ days practical sailing, putting their new­ to cricket's Sheffi eld Shield or a State of tion's Farr 36 yachts had not yet been found knowledge into effect under Origin football match," America's Cup built and he went off and designed a supervision from expert coaches headed yachtsman John Longley, who con­ crazy, big SO-footer especially for the by Mike and Bob. ceived the contes t, said in Fremantle event. The intensive course teaches the skills yesterday. " It was the last boat Benny designed and techniques vital fo r winning races, "The appeal of an interstate regatta is before he died two weeks later on May divided into fo ur sections: that it harnesses the natural competitive 1, 1988. Because he contributed so Sailing Sails - Steering, fine trim, spirit between the States - in the same enthusiastically to the original concept, controlling the power, changing gears, way that much of the America's Cup it was only natural that the event should sheeting methods, tuning/steering com­ appeal is its internationalism," he added. be named after him. binations, correct angle of heel. Speed - Sails, spars, tuning and assessing the rig, using the instruments, setting up for conditions, boat layout, crew weight, sail development and THE AFFORDABLE photography. Crew work - The correct elements HIGH PERFORMANCE and timings for all set manoeuvres TD §fil RACING SAIL including spinnaker sets, drops, gybes and tacking as well as strong and light wind techniques, communications and management. In 1983, when " Horizon Sailmakers" invented Tape Drive it was widely recognised as Racing - Strategy, tactics, attack, the most significant advance in modern sai lmaking technology. This unique and patented construction method precisely located high strength Kevlar tapes along defence and fleet sailing, sailing the the natural load lines of the sail. At approximately half the weight and double the environment, tactical use of the compass durability of other high tech constructions, TD sails became preferred and starting techniques. inventory on winning , grand prix racing yachts worldwide. Bob Fraser sees Success Sail as a good Recognising that the higher cost and longer term durability of kevlar and other exotic fibres was a concern to the Club racer/cruiser, Horizon investment. " I've long been a little - Sailmakers now offer TD SILVER - the high tech construction for all concerned about the amount of money yachts. Consider the advantages . . . that some owners spend on their yachts Affordable! At around the same price as radial dacron construction TD SILVER is the best value racing sail available. without realising the full potential of Durable! Unlike Kevlar, Spectra & other exotic fibres, the high their investments. --- tenacity Dacron reinforcing used in the TD SILVER unique " After all, a new sail is only as good as strap reinforcing system is unaffected by continued flexing the crew's understanding and trimming and the effects of UV Degradation. TD SILVER is the only high tech racing sail that carries a full 2 year warranty. technique. Success Sail ensures a better Lightweight! With no heavy corner reinforcing and a understanding of both which, with the body fabric 30% lighter than other mylar sails, TD other elements, will improve the per­ SILVER is easy to handle and stow - even on formance of all who take part." furling systems! They're legall Many classes such as J24, The first 1989 Club Marine -:- Fraser prohibit the use of kevlar, spectra and other Sails Success Sail will run in Sydney exotic materials. TD SILVER is legal from August 16-27, timed to fit between and now offers real high tech sail construction to these one the Southport Race and the opening of design yachts. the new season. For further info rmation, contact Suc­ cess Sail on (02) 358 5877 or the Fraser Sails loft on (02) 361 4836.

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OFFSHORE - AUGUST /SEPTEMBER 1989 - 19 Supported by Bruce & Walsh Pty Ltd and Omega Watches Off shore Magazine's 1989 Ocean Racer Of The Year Awards For excellence in ocean racing

OCEAN RACER OF THE YEAR The skipper, navigator or crewman who, in the opinion ofthe judges, has been outstanding in Australian and/or International ocean racing in the past 12 months

OCEAN RACING CREWMAN OF THE YEAR Same as the above but the award not open to Skippers or Navigators

OCEAN RACING ROOKIE OF THE YEAR The 1988/89 season must be his/her first season in ocean racing

OCEAN RACING VETERAN OF THE YEAR Must be over 55, have at least 15 years of ocean racing behind him AND have competed in the 1988/89 season. Open to all.

• Nominee must be a member of an AYF affiliated yacht club and the letter of nomination co-signed by a Flag Officer, Club Captain or Secretary. • Nominations close 23rd October 1989 and should be forwarded to: General Manager, Cruising Yacht Club of Australia New Beach Road, Rushcutters Bay NSW 2027

Presentation of awards will take place at the CYCA on Thursday, 26th October 1989

20 - OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 "However, the plan is now to sail the series with eight of the Farr 36s built last year fo r the world match-racing cham­ pionship and used last week for the Australia C up. · " Apart from being a chance fo r yachtsmen to represent their States in a truly national competition, the Lexcen Cup will stimulate yachting offFreman­ tle, helping fill a gap left by the Amer­ ica's C up, and will be a maj or money­ raising event for State yachting author­ ities ." T he fl eet of eight crews representing N ew South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory and the N orthern Territory will race fo r $40,000 in prizemoney. With the winning crew collecting $25,000, the money will go back to their State yachting authorities to use in their yacht racing development programmes. John Bertrand, skipper of 1983 Amer­ ica's C up winner, A ustralia II, will be THESE Fa rr 36s will be used for the Lexcen The Lexcen C up will be sailed under non-placing captain of the Victorian Cup - fleet racing instead of match-racing as fl eet racing rules over seven races, with tea m, while the 1987 Kooka bu rra III pictured here. (Pie - Peter Ca mpbell) each ra ce being sailed in the natural helmsman Peter Gilmour and lain Mur­ amphithea tre fo rmed off the Fremantle ray will captain their home State teams, Dalton will lead the ACT team . T he foreshore by the South Mole, Challen­ Wes tern Australia and N ew South N orthern Territory Yachting Associa­ ger Boat H arbour and Fremantle's his­ Wales . tion will confi rm its team ca ptain tori c Bather's Beach. Q ueensland will be captained by shortly. O lympic yachtsman John Ferguson Each State yachting authority, in While races will be over Olympic while another Olympian, C hris Till ett, association with the nominated tea m triangle courses, the difference is that the will lead the South Australians. captain, will select its team to skipper yachts will fi nish off-the-wind under Tasmania's captain will be former and crew the Farr 36s, with crews being spinnakers, bringing them within 200 Admiral's C up skipper Don Calvert fl own to WA in ea rly November to metres of the foreshore as they cross the while champion offshore sailor Teki prepare fo r the Lexcen C up . line.

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OFFSHORE - AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER 1989 - 21 Gilmour /Sovereign Trounce Conner

USTRALIA had its greatest week degrees past the layline to the first A at Newport, Rhode Island, since weather mark. Australia II won the America's Cup in After sailing off the course, Emeraude 1983 when Bernard Lewis' red-hulled and Sovereign showed exceptional speed 84-footer, Sovereign, won the US maxi to close on the rest of the fleet, but it was championship in June, the second suc­ not until the last leg that the big wind­ cessive victory for the dual Sydney­ shifts allowed any change. Unfortunate­ Hobart winner of 1987. Gilmour and ly, it was Emeraude that picked the right The regatta was decided on the final Sovereign shift, going to win with Sovereign fifth, windward leg of the last of six races, -a 90 seconds astern. with Sovereign 's helmsman, Peter Gil­ formidable Going into the final race, Emeraude led mour trouncing Dennis Conner in a combination. by three points, which meant that classic tactical duel to win the series on a Sovereign needed to beat the American countback of placings after a tie on by three places in the six-boat fleet to points. Conner skippered the newly win clearly or by two places to tie and launched American maxi, Emeraude, a win on a countback. It turned out to be a German Frers' development of Wind­ classic match-race, with Peter Gilmour ward Passage II. trouncing Dennis Conner. The victory by Sovereign was not only Gilmour again won the start but lost good news for owner Bernard Lewis, the lead in a 40 degree windshift in the who has the maxi on the market for shifty 1-10 knot breeze and trailed for SUS 1. 75 million, but also for Alan most of the Olympic course race. Bond, whose newly launched Drumbeat On the final downwind leg of the is now on its way to the Mediterranean America's Cup type course, Sovereign for the 1989 maxi world championships. closed on Emeraude which was second to Drumbeat is a fractional-rig development Kialoa. On the final beat, the Australian­ of Sovereign, designed by the Newport­ American crew of Sovereign picked a based naval architect, David Pedrick, favourable windshift and tacked ahead but she has the same "whale-tail" keel of Emeraude. that has improved Sovereign's perform­ But to win the series Sovereign still ances so dramatically this year. had to finish second, with Emeraude back And, of course, Peter Gilmour will be in fourth place. Using his finest Amer­ the skipper of Drumbeat in the world ica 's Cup tactics, Gilmour "slam­ championships, with his aggressive dunked" Sovereign on Emeraude and starting line tactics winning him almost carted her past the starboard layline every start in the Newport series. before tacking towards the finish, still The regatta was contested by six blanketing the US maxi. maxis, including the newly-launched This forced Conner to sail in the Emeraude, with Sovereign the only non­ "dirty wind" of the Australian maxi to American competitor, sailed by an However, after sailing through the fleet, the line, losing ground and finally drop­ Australian-American crew with CYCA she was second around the weather ping a further place to Boomerang, with Commodore David Kellett skippering mark as tern of Congere. Congere proved Kialoa winning the race from Sovereign, the yacht for what may have been the no match for Sovereign downwind and Boomerang and Emeraude. last time. the big red boat passed her on the second Sovereign and Emeraude finished equal The first three races were sailed in reach to power away for a convincing on 131/s points, but on a countback the widely varying conditions, with the Win. championship went to Sovereign, with heavy fog of Narragansett Bay reducing After three races Sovereign led the two firsts and two seconds, to Emer­ visibility for the first race to almost zero pointscore, with 61/s points, from aude's two firsts and one second place. - forcing the New York Yacht Club to Boomerang 9, Emeraude 93/s, Kialoa 14, "There is no doubt that Sovereign is make it two short races worth half Matador 14 and Congere 17. the fastest masthead maxi in the world points. Sovereign finished second in the The ongoing grudge match between and probably the fastest of any current first race and won the second. Kialoa and Dennis Conner and Peter Gilmour hot­ maxi going to windward," Comm­ Boomerang were both disqualified for ted up in race four, with Conner getting odore Kellett said at Newport where he rule infringements in these races. Emera ude into top gear and, with the has left the yacht for sale. " Peter Gil­ It was Sovereign's turn to be penalised help of some major windshifts, winning mour was brilliant today, sailing a clas­ in race three. After winning the 25 the race with Sovereign only fifth. sic match race to beat Dennis Conner." nautical mile race to Jamestown Island in Gilmour won the start with a daring Final placings: a light air race, she was penalised three port-hand start across the fleet, but soon Sovereign 2-1-4*-1-5-2 - 13 1/spts places for fouling Boomerang at the start, after the wind swung to the north, Emeraude 1-2-4-3-1-4 - 13 1/spts dropping her from first to fourth. putting the Australian yacht back in the Boomerang 4-Dsq-2-2-4-3 - 16½pts Race three saw Sovereign at her best, fl eet. Conner immediately ignored the Kialoa Dsq-3-5-Dsq-2-1 - 17¾ pts powering to victory after being caught rest of the fleet to concentrate on Matador 3-4-5-4-3-5 - 20½pts on the wrong end of the line because of a pushing the Australian yacht further Congere 5-5-6-5-6-6 - 28pts major windshift just before the start. back, carrying Gilmour more than 15 *Finished 1st but penalised 3 places.

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OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 - 23 In -Depth s1 By Rob Williams nlinr~7

HE Cavalier 37 is a yacht without T compromise: she fill s her role as an easily sailed, ocean-going fas t cruising yacht extremely well. The number of Cavalier 37's sailing out of Australian ports attests to the quality of des ign and production of this yacht. Kay Cottee's choice of this yacht for her Single-Handed Around the World voyage is a great endorsement of the yacht's design. On The Water Offshore sail ed the Cavalier 37 on Pittwater's calm waters in an average 10-15 ' knot breeze that had plenty of variation in direction and weight. Under Motor The Cavalier 37 under motor is very smooth and predictable. She has a neat turning circle and gives the helmsman a very definite feel of positive control. Acceleration is very smooth and the boat responds well to changes of throt­ tle. It is wise to remember that, des pite being very light on the helm and easily driven, that the boat does displace 5897kg (13,00016) and requires time to stop when put in reverse. I must stress this is not a negative fac tor. She is predictable in reverse at low speeds as demonstrated by backing into a pier in a cross breeze to drop off Offshore's publisher, Max Press, who didn't fa ll in - we'll try again. Under Sail T he sails set during our tes t were a full mainsail and N o. 2 headsail which, while idea l in the higher winds we experienced, left the boat a bit under­ powered in the lighter wind ranges . In the variable breezes, the Cavalier showed no vices at all . She was always li ght on the helm, without any loss of feel , and extremely easily sailed. Upwind, while not having the gust response of a specialised racing boat, she accelerated smoothly and reacted to the many gusts and lulls without fuss . In the gusts she heeled slowly, giving ample Pedigree time for slight fea thering in the stronger ones, and decelerated slowly into the lulls. Beam reaching in the stronger winds showed the Cavali er in her element. Personalised

24 - OFFSHORE - A UGUST/ SEPTEMBER 1989 Remaining stiff and light on the helm, she sailed a straight line with no need for sail adjustments and only minimum rudder control required. Unfortunately the yacht was not equipped with a spinnaker, but with the headsail set, remained very predictable and well mannered downwind. In general terms the Cavalier 37 is a yacht with the characteristics necessary for someone contemplating extended cruising - she virtually sails herself once set up and gives the feeling that she would not react harshly to being a little overpressed. This is in no way meant to suggest that the boat is slow . On the contrary, she shows good speed and has proved many times she's no slouch on club racing courses.

The Rig The deck and cockpit layout of th e Cavalier is trim and spacious with teak layed on the The test boat was the standard mast­ coaming tops which adds character and provides stable footing. head rig set up with a two spreader (slightly swept back) Sparcraft section keel-stepped mast. All control lines and halyards, except the main, run aft. The yacht is equipped with a solid boom vang which does away with the need for a boom topping lift and is of great advantage when reefing short­ handed and, as demonstrated, while dropping the main. The combination of the solid vang, lazy jacks and the main halyard winch located on the mast, allowed one person to easily drop and stow the main. I was interested to note the adequately controlled mainsail leach in the absence of a traveller. The test boat was also equipped with an hydraulic backstay which, while not standard, in my opinion would be a preferred option.

On Deck The deck layout of the Cavalier is fairly standard for this type of yacht with halyards and control lines running aft to banks of clutches on either side of Below Decks g1vmg very comfortable seating for 9 the companionway. T he hull volume and long coach­ people. Liferaft stowage is provided on top of house gives the Cavalier more room Forward of the main bulkhead on the the coach-house just aft of a generous below than most yachts of this size. portside is the enclosed head with basin mid-hatch. She has an owner's double cabin aft and shower. On the starboard side is The cockpit is generous in area and with access through a door on the port stowage. Through the door forward of very well planned to maximise usability. side, at the aft end of the navigation the head is a double V-berth. Excellent seating is provided on both area. To enable ease of access to the aft The generous use of teak below gave sides, with the coaming as a back, and cabin, the chart table does not have a the boat an attractive appearance and a aft of the wheel. permanent seat, but is designed in such a traditional feel. Without having a traveller, the main­ way that it is functional and attractive. sheet is anchored to the floor, mid­ Opposite the navigation area is a well Conclusion cockpit, which results in a surprising layed out U-shaped galley with ade­ The Cavalier 37 benefits from her increase in people space. quate work areas and ample stowage. excellent design by Laurie Davidson, is The high cockpit coamings should T he main saloon has a dinette to port, well constructed and, with many of the ensure those seated remain fairly dry. which can be made up as a double bunk, class sailing, is a well sorted-out yacht. They have teak layed on their tops, with a settee/single bunk opposite. The Her manufacturer's confidence is which provide good footing and add a backs of both the dinette and settee are borne out by their two year factory bit of warmth and character. padded and upholstered attractively, warranty.

OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 - 25 Designer - Laurie Davidson Manufacturer - Spartec Marine Industries Pty Ltd Distributor - Club Yacht Sales RPAYC Mitala St. Newport NSW2106 Phone: (02) 997 1144 Price: $165,000

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3 9 · A 0 p A 2 p T A R s E p N E T E 90° D w I I N N D K A N N DESIGN MEASUREMENTS 0 G T L LOA 11.25m E s s LWL 9.53m Beam 4 3.50m Draft 1.90m Displacement 5892kg Ballast 2515kg 6 Sail Area 59.92sq.m I 14.63m 7 J 4.57m p 12.80m 8 100° E 4.27m Ballast: Displacement Ratio 36.53 Sail Area: LWL Ratio .8127 Sail Area: Displacement Ratio 18.99 SPECIFICATIONS Displacement: L WL Ratio 190.17 Hull - Solid Hand Laid GRP Deck - Divynicell Cored GRP Keel-Lead ENGINE PERFORMANCE Rudder - Shaft-Stainless Steel Head Wind 10-15 kts. Sea Calm -Blade-GRP Revs Speed (kts) Engine-Nanni 4.110HE 4 cyl. 30HP 1000 (idle) 2.79 Prop- 15" folding 1500 4.67 Spars - All Sparcraft 2000 6.10 Winches - Barient 32ST x2, 24ST x2, 22 x1, 1 Wire Winch 2500 6.90 Electrics - 12V-2x90 Amp. Hr. with circuit breakers Consumption - 2.3 litres/hour.

26 - OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 CAVLIER 37s, designed by Laurie David­ son, have proven to be outstanding offshore racing and cruising yachts, with excellent qualities of seaworthiness combined with spacious comfort below decks .

She possesses excellent cruising qual­ ities being comfortable, dry and easily sailed short-handed. Without prejudicing these qualities, she would also give her owner's excel­ lent racing. The yacht has proved herself on Channel Handicap System. With the wide acceptance of IMS, Cavalier own­ ers should also have the arena of com­ petitive ocean racing opened to them.

OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 - 27 BR

F the number of new IOR boats is mark, while others sailed up to it under BRA VA, designed by Bruce Farr and built I thinning out, then the intensity of spinnaker. Just four legs were sailed, and in New Zealand by Cooksons, won the competition certainly is not. Bar a few by no stretch of the imagination could it 1989 World One Ton Cup at Naples for her weak makeweights, the 28 boats that have been called a triangle: more like a Italian owners, finishing the series without lined up for the One Ton Cup in fragmented and squashed L would be winning a race . (pie by Tim Jeffery). Naples, Italy, represented the toughest closer to the truth. On each leg, yachts IOR fleet we will see in 1989. could be on opposite tacks or gybes, Nineteen of the boats were less than under spinnaker or jibs within boat­ It was Indulgence which looked as if 12 months old, commissioned, built and lengths of each other. she would win. She won the first two worked-up very much with the One "I quite like this casino racing," races and was points leader until the Ton Cup and Admiral's Cup double in admitted American Dee Smith who was fourth, the short offshore race. In fact mind. sailing on the German ABAP/4, though she was leading that, too, in the early You didn't need to be a sage - once a he was one of the few to retain his sense morning when the dawn breeze brought common feature of the Bay of Naples of humour. One oddity prevented the a bunch of six, including Pasquale Land­ whose shores are flanked by the Roman race being a total farce. As in the other olfi's Farr-designed Brava, to the front. settlements of Pompeii and Ercolano four races, the wind's constant direction In the chase, Indulgence cut too close to which were, drowned in lava when and velocity changes came through so the island oflschia and struck a rock. "It Versuvius errupted - to guess that quickly that all the fleet got a roll of the was like a garage," explained tactician/ Bruce Farr would be the best repre­ dice. navigator Derek Clark. "We had to sented designer. Twelve of his boats come out backwards using the spinnaker competed for the five race series. Den­ Offshore it was a different matter. pole as a punt." mark's Niels Jeppeson could count four Light though the winds were during the At the climax it was Brava who took boats though only one of those was a day, at night they died to nothing. Even the title, her 9-5-4-2-4 record boasting serious one-off, Germany's Judel/Vro­ with the Ton Cup offshore races re­ the consistency which Indulgence lacked lijk team three boats and the rest one and duced to just 143 and 95 miles, they took with a 1-1-13-11-13. Walker was bitter­ twos. 27 and 24 hours to complete. Should a ly disappointed having tried five times If one thing detracted from the calibre world championship go to a venue to win the One Ton Cup. With his old of the event, then it was the weather. where the short offshore race is sailed at style Ron Holland Tonner he posted Naples Bay has a regular afternoon a desolutory average of 3.85 k{lots the 2nd, 2nd, and 3rd back in 1979, 1980 gradient wind, yet it blew for only two crews wondered? and 1981 while Phoenix in 1985 made up of the three inshore races. In fact, so "It was the Hare Krishna school of for an average showing in Poole by farcical was the first inshore that the race sailing," joked Britain's Graham Walker being top Admiral's Cup boat. committee was on the brink of cancel­ whose crew aboard the Daniel Andrieu­ Brava's owner Landolfi has been in the ling it twice during the first beat, but the designed Indulgence VII burnt joss sticks game a long time too, often playing it international jury urged for the race to at night to detect the wind. Certainly the with American help. In Naples, ]24 run its course. overnight races utterly exhausted their champion Francesco de Angelis steered It was one of those races where Fram crews for the level of concentration while calling tactics and trimming the X from Norway (winner in 1987) took required to coax their boats along was main was Paul Cayard, the Milan­ 1hr 10 mins to reach the first weather enormous. resident American whose Star, Amer-

28 - OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 ica's Cup, match race and maxi experi­ she and Aria were very evenly matched. ence makes him the hottest property in Owner Albert Bull hopes the differences yachting. He's fronting the next Italian will be more telling in German Admir­ America's Cup bid. al's Cup trials, and hopefully in English In truth though, talent ran deep in the conditions. fleet. Take Indulgence with Eddie War­ So while Cayard clinched Brava's vic­ den-Owen and Stuart Childerley; Aria tory on his 30th birthday, the 1989 One with Mauro Pelaschier and Erico Ton Cup won't go down as one of the Chieffi; Bravura with Robbie Haines and more memorable series in other people's Peter Lester; Joint Venture with Colin books. Such a stunning fleet rally de­ Beashel, Bobbie Wilmot and Geoff served better conditions and a better deal Stagg; Mean Machine with Jens Christen­ from the race committee. They could sen; Saudade with Achim Griesse and lb have re-sailed the first race and they Ussing Andersen and so on. could have avoided obvious errors such Six boats probably had the pedigree as laying a weather mark for the short and speed to win, and the top 10 offshore race right in the airless lee of placings show that Farr no longer has Capri Island. the One Ton fleet in the palm of his But that's Italy .. . hand. Designwise the top of the fleet As for Ron Elliot's Joint Venture , reads: Brava (Farr) , Indulgence (Andrieu), Australian One Tonner, Joint Venture, inconsistency was her downfall. She Stockbroker Qeppeson) , Aria Qudel/Vro­ contesting the One Ton Cup off Naples, as certainly did not lack talent with a crew lijk), ABAP/4 (Farr), Shardana 2 (Paner­ part of her preparation for the Admiral's line-up of Colin Beashel, Peter Elliot, ini), Bellatrix (Farr), Saudade Qudel/Vro­ Cup in England. Owned by Melbourne David Gilles, Steven Kemp, Ross lijk). Brava and Bellatrix were more light yachtsman, Ron Elliott, Joint Venture had Lloyd, Doug Millar, Alan Smith, Geoff air orientated than last year's Saudade, a luckless series, her best placing being a Stagg and Bobbie Wilmot. now sold to computer software entrep­ second. (Pie - Peter Schroeder) . Yet ever since her unloading was held reneur Hasso Plattner as ABAP/4, and up by a dock strike in Naples, things the San Francisco based Bravura was to light airs, the engine was moved aft, a conspired for it "not be her series." The optimised for breezier winds. All four, strut drive installed and keel's lead shoe time lost in the strike was damaging, for except Bellatrix were built by Terry removed to get the RM down to 147. the Italian boats were well sorted for the Cookson in New Zealand. The Farr Like Indulgence, Stockbroker was good in conditions. Indulgence too, had spent a boats appeared to have a slight edge flat water, but for the Admiral's Cup she month in the Mediterranean and com­ downwind while their upwind penetra­ will benefit from more lateral area and peted in the Italian IOR Championships tion is as good as ever. her original stiffness. two weeks before the One Ton Cup to In Indulgence, and her erratically sailed Finally, Judel/Vrolijk's revised think­ judge the opposition and read the condi­ French sistership, CCI, Daniel Andrieu ing appears bang on target. Container tions. Wind sheer was very marked in has attempted to get some windward gave notice in last year's Sardina Cup Naples and Indulgence had their own bite without giving up his design's that their dean-sheet-of-paper One Ton sailmaker with team to constantly tweek well-known reaching and running design was a powerful replacement for the sails. speed. Indulgence is finer forward from the line begun in 1981 with Dusselboot On the two occasions Joint Venture previous Andrieu boats and she was fast which had clearly run out of steam. was at the front of the fleet she had the upwind in light ghosting conditions and In proportions, the new J/V boats are required pace. In fact, she lead the from 12 knots true wind speed and very close to the Farr design though double points long offshore race until upwards. But where there was a slight differ in keel and rudder shape. The keel she sailed into a windless hole near an chop and 6-10 knots, she seemed to itself on the new Saudade has more area island and finished amid fleet. labour in both height and speed. and less weight than the Farr foil on last On second inshore did she come out Andrieu's boats had 2cm less freeboard year's Cookson built Farr-designed strongly from the start, hold 5th for than the others to lower total weight and Saudade. much of the race, move up to second on pitch centre. Based on the 1988 Container, this the run and hold it on the final beat to While the Farr/Cookson tie-up pro­ year's Saudade has a 6cm longer water­ score her only respectable result. duces near-series production custom line and more stability for the same sail A 17-14-2-25-11 score was less of a boats (forgive the apparent contradic­ area and, while fast in waves and better case of doing things wrong, but instead tion) , Niels Jeppesen has ditched the old downwind than the old style J/V boats, of things not going right. X One Ton mould and created Jens Erik Host's Stockbroker from a new design. Whereas previous X yachts have been One Ton Cup-at Naples, Italy, May 1989 built in female moulds, Stockbroker was Final Placings built over a male plug from SP System Pl. Yacht Designer Skipper Country Race Placings pre-prags. At first the Admiral's Cup 1 2 3 4 5 was the sole goal, but when Naples was 1. Brava Farr B. Finzi Italy 9 5 4 2 4 added to the boats' programme Jeppe­ 2. Indulgance Andrieu E. Warden-Owen UK 1 1 13 11 13 sen re-orientated the boat. 3. Stockbroker Neils J eppeson J. Host Denmark 8 4 20 5 6 In creating Stockbroker, Jeppesen 4. Aria Judel/Vrolijk E. Chieffi Italy 3 7 11 6 14 noted that rated lengths were around 5. ABAP/4 Farr H. Plattner Germany 2 10 5 4 24 1005-1015 in the 1988 fleet and that 6. Shardana Paperini A. Melis Italy 12 9 21 1 7 waterline beams varied less than 5cm. 7. Bellatrix Farr S. Guazotti Italy 24 11 8 8 1 So noting the success of Propaganda and 8. Saudade Judel/V rolijk A. Griese Germany 5 18 1 3 21 Container (now Aria) he chose a high 9. Bravura Farr I. Loube USA 24 6 9 14 2 stability boat with a Righting Moment 10. Mean Machine Judel/Vrolijk P. de Ridder Holland 22 3 7 17 20 of 150, unlike the Naples average of Australian Entrant some 138-140. To pitch the boat more 16. Joint Venture Farr R. Elliott Australia 17 14 2 25 11

OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 - 29 Sydney Boat Show Comes of Age

By Rob Williams

HE Darling Harbour Exhibition Marc Rambeau, the head of Beneteau Another big yacht displayed inside T Centre and Marina provided a in Australia, was very pleased with the world class venue for the 1989 Sydney was the impressive Bavaria 340 from Darling Harbour venue and felt that the Lamoore Yacht Sales. The strength of International Boat Show, and, despite option of having the yachts inside was a the Kevlar laminate used in the yacht's the rainy days, the crowds flocked in. real plus for the Show. He was enthu­ construction was demonstrated on a The Exhibition Centre was chock full siastic with the level of interest of the video showing the boat being run into a of stands, ranging from fittings to ocean Show goers and had double the number breakwater at full speed and then hauled going yachts and punctuated with ser­ of visitors on the stand compared to last out to inspect the damage, which was vice stands of sailing schools and charter year. The sale of a number of Beneteaus basically cosmetic. compames. at the Show bore testament to the Of the smaller stand holders, Musto's Outside at the Marina, the giant mast amount and detail of preparation that Ian Treleaven was very enthusiastic with of the Tasmanian catamaran, Australian the company undertook this year. the response to their exhibit. He com­ Spirit, reached skyward over the m_ost mented that the show gave Musto the comprehensive range of production DARLING Harbour was host to the 1989 opportunity, through direct contact yachts ever seen at an Australian Show. Sydney International Boat Show for the first with the boating public, to evaluate the The sights of long queues, often time this year, providing a world class venue effectiveness of their marketing prog­ forming in the rain, prior to the daily for afinr display of craft, and attracting large rams. He also noted that the Show's opening times was pleasing to the crowds throughout the Show. (Pies - Max show's organisers and the exhibitors. Press). Continued on page 44 Enthusiasm seemed the catch word of the Show from the organisers, the ex­ hibitiors and, most importantly, the paying public. Roy Privett, general manager of the New South Wales BIA, the show's organiser, while very pleased with the attendances and feedback, was already planning improvements for next year's Show. One of these is the possibility of linking, hopefully with boats, the Mari­ na display to the Exhibition Centre. His message to next year's potential exhibi­ tors . . . Book Early! Beneteau Australia won the Stand of the Show award. Their display featured eight yachts, four each from their Oceanis and First ranges, was impress­ ive in both presentation and marketing. Before entering the stand, people were required to give certain details to com­ puter operators to obtain entry passes ensuring an effective follow-up service could be provided.

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By Peter Campbell

- the first French yacht to achieve this and, of course, the first woman to SUNBURNT skipper a line honours winner. Then COUNTRY, the 31-year-old master fisherman Aymeric 16.4m ketch from Desurmont sailed the smallest yacht in Mackay, on the cora l the race, the Van de Stadt DB1 , N oumea reef of New Caledonia Shopping/NRJ 2001, to victory on cor­ - only a dozen from rected time - both under IOR and the finish of the ra ce Arbitrary ratings. Races to Noumea in the May-June from Brisbane . She was timeslot are always tough races, at least finally salvaged and is until the fleet passes to the north of being repaired in Middleton Reef and out of the influence Noumea. Below right: of the Tasman Sea. This year's event the big cruising cutter was no exception. In fact, it was tougher from Sydney, Four Sea than most, forcing 22 out of the 47 Sons, owned by John starters from Sydney and Brisbane out David, heads out into of the race within three days of the start. th e Tasman- with The cause was a severe northerly gale gales ahead. (Pies - in the Tasman, north-east of Sydney, Peter Campbell. which belted both fleets with constant headwinds of 40-50 knots, with gusts of

HE French tricolour flew with T added pride over the Cercle Nauti­ \ que Caledonien at the end of this year's \ Club Med Australia to New Caledonia \ ocean race - for the first time in the long history of the event French yachts from Noumea had taken top honours. It was an appropriate year for the success, as the CNC billed the race as the Bicentennial Race to mark the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Re­ public of France and a record dozen French yachts entered the race from Sydney. The Australian Government also organised . a special Bicentennial Trophy. Vivacious Frenchwoman Anick Da­ Ros set history in her own right by skippering her Davidson 55, Sofrana Night Raider, to a line honours victory

32 - OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 \soe" ~ 90Z\ ftO'l\ ,soe";\

HOPINGfor sunshine in the Pacific, the fleet heads out to sea on an overcast day for the Club Med Sydney-Noumea Race, with line honours winner, Sofrana Night Raid­ er already near the the lead. In fact the fleet was battered by gales for five days - as this onboard pie shows of a weary skipper, Anik Da-Ros, at the end of the storm. (Pies - Peter Campbell, Alex Da-Ros).

South of Lord Howe Island and had a longer slog north to reach the rhumbline course. And then., of course, the wind died away, giving the fleet light headwinds to slowly finish the course. Those promised south-easterly tradewinds never arrived with the only spinnakers being set for the last 12 miles across the lagoon from Amedee Lighthouse to the finish inside Noumea harbour. Despite the gale, every yacht which retired made its own way back to either Sydney or Newcastle, the crews some­ what battered. A Frenchman aboard Plume-de-Chevre broke his nose, causing up to 70 knots being recorded by several suffering severe seasickness. Most of the the French Navy escort vessel, La Mo­ yachts. The seas were huge - piled up retirements were cruising yachts, queuse, to retrace her track to rendezvous by the joint effect of the wind and the although the French lost half of their and give medical aid before the little exceptionally fast-running Eastern contingent of racing boats. Noumea sloop headed back to Australia. Coast Current sweeping down the Of those who kept going, most chose Coffs Harbour yachtswoman Jan Par­ NSW North Coast with some unpre­ to hove to during the worst of the tridge, sailing her 12m sloop Outrageous dictable eddies offshore. storms - in fact, there were three with the Brisbane fleet, was tossed .While a few yachts had gear prob­ successive low pressure systems through overboard at the height of the gale, lems, the majority of retirements were which the fleets had to sail. It was a wise breaking two ribs as she fell across the due to fatigue with only two or three move, as the conditions moderated once cockpit against the leeward gunwale. crew members keeping the boats going the fleet had cleared Middleton Reef - while others lay in their bunks below although several were swept to the Continued on page 38

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OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 - 35 tions been more favourable, and had she not had to sail for up to 30 hours under reduced sail while repairs were made. The problems began on the first night at sea when the wire strop on the storm jib "exploded", wrapping itself around the headfoil. Conditions were too danger­ ous for anyone to go aloft at night and even when it was cleared, conditions were too wild for a No. 4 headsail. So for 15 hours Night Raider sailed under a triple-reefed mainsail, making only 1-2 knots to windward. Two days later, N ight Raider sailed into another low pressure system, and in galeforce winds the leech line was ripped out of the mainsail . Rather than risk losing the entire sail, the crew took off the main - taking another 15 hours to repair the sail. By that time the wind had died away. Incidentally, the crew found a new material for repairing the mylar mainsail - wide Elas toplaste from the first aid kit. First home in IOR and "We were very pleased with the way second in A rbitrary, the the boat stood up to the pounding, " crew ofNoumea Anick Da-Ros said in Noumea aft er the Shopping 2002 take on race. "But it was not the right weather vital provisions in for this type of boat because it was Noumea. almost all hard on the wind - up to 60 knots and then down to none at all. John David and Glen " But we maintained a very good Miles took out the Cruising ambience throughout the race - at the Division aboard Four Sea height of the gale, we turned on the Sons IV. (Pies - Peter stereo and played 'Don't worry - Be Campbell) happy'." Anick Da-Ros and Sofrana Night Raid­ er crossed the line just after midday on the ninth day of the race, and she was back on the water three hours later in a small runabout, taking bottles of cham­ pagne out to greet the next French boat, Noumea Shopping/N RJ 2002, skippered by Aymeric Desurmont, as it crossed the line as the likely overall winner. Third racing boat to finish was Bruce Hitchman's Pacific Breeze from Manly, although the first Sydney yacht to cross finding the continuous bash to wind­ Anick and her crew sailed Sofrana the line was the 20.4m cruising cutter, ward just too much to take and turning N ight Raider across the finish line j ust Four Sea Sons, owned by prominent to run back for shelter in ports along the after midday on the ninth day out of Sydney businessman John David. His NSW coast. Several considered heading Sydney, taking 8 days 23 hours 26 crew included former NSW State Gov­ for Lord Howe Island, but the entrance minutes 51 seconds to sail the 1060 ernment Minister Laurie Brereton, who into the lagoon there was running nautical mile course. was one of the helmsmen. heavily. Finishing times over the next day As the wind from the north and A veteran of several previous races confirmed that Noum ea Shopping (nee north-east continued unabated at 30-40 between Australia and New Caledonia, Pomme de Api) was indeed the winner on knots the seas built up. By Tuesday, a Anick and her husband Alex said this corrected time under both IOR and gale warning had been issued and as had been their toughest South Pacific Arbitrary ratings. The smallest yacht in CYCA race officials flew to N oumea in crossmg. the fle et, the 10. 2m sloop is a Van de the U T A airliner, we sighted one yacht Stoutly-built in Auckland by Peter Stadt DBl, owned by well-known under reefed sails, surfing back to Syd­ Snowman, the Laurie Davidson­ Noumea yachtsman Charles Poisson. ney in heavy seas. designed 55-footer is a near sistership to Desurmont's own yacht, the Farr 1104, Later that day, Anick Da-Ros re­ Dr Who and Starlight Express: Built of Cha landage-Neptune, was also in the ported galeforce winds reaching 65 Kevlar composite 18 months ago, the race, skippered by Philippe Mazzard. knots from the north, but from there on yacht finished second to Dr Who in the Explaining the swap of yachts, Desur­ the weather began to slowly moderate. 1988 Brisbane to Noumea race. mont, a 31-year-old master fisherman A day out of Noumea, Anick was N ight Raider's time for this race would working for the New Caledonian Gov­ reporting zero wind. have been much better, had the condi- ernment, said that when the proposal for

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OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 - 37 1989 Jupiters Sydney-Gold Coast Race ENTRY LIST Sa il No Yacht Name Owner Category

3807 ALEXANDER OF CRESWELL OEPT OF DEFENCE 5013 ALFA POWA NEIL STATIS PHS 1520 ANIMAL FARM ANTHONY BEILBY PHS 4544 APOLLO BATTERIES ROD NYMAN IMS 4408 ARABESQUE NORMAN MARR IMS 4489 AUSTRALIAN MAID TREVOR BEGGS PHS 224 BENELEC M. GROUT/S. WILTON IMS 4351 BIONIC APPLE BOX W. JORGENSEN/G. FOLEY' PHS 189 BLUE MAX II J. KING/F. WILLIAMS IOR 3700 CAVIAR EASTSAIL PH36 CE ILIDH JOHN EWBANK IOR 5339 CHALLENGE II JIM DALEY IMS 611 CHINA BEAR A. CLUBB 4671 CIAO BRUCE WEBB 4525 CONTINENTAL MIKE CHAMPION IMS 5888 CYAN W. MANNING/P. KERRIGAN PHS 5131 DOUBLE IMAGE GEOFF JARRETT PHS 4214 EXTENSION TONY DUNN 2790 FANNY ADAMS S. CHAPMAN PHS A50 FIRETEL R. LAWLER/K. TAYLOR 4141 FIRST CLASS PETER BAIRD PHS 3152 FORCE ELEVEN J. GALLOWAY 645 FORTLET JOHN MACONOCHIE IOR A new, small, powerful, economical engine with exception­ 4173 HALF HOUR JOHN HANCOCK IOR ally low noise levels. 5350 HAUPIA TOM JOHNSTON IMS 1794 HELENA IAN COX CRU ISING Something quite new in diesel engine construction with a 4570 HIGH ANXIETY PEER HAYES horizontal fore and aft cylinder driving directly onto a sail 3712 HORNET STING SYNDICATE drive leg. The small installation dimensions achieved by this 4490 HYPERDRIVE JOHN CLARK configuration means that it can be installed under the cockpit 393 INCH BY WINCH JOE GODDARD IOR 3209 INVADER BILL MOUNTFORD IOR floor in the smallest of boats. MH14 JENZMINC ANDREW BRENNAN CRU ISING The engine is attached to the BUKH safe sail drive leg which, 2268 KINGS MESSENGER HARRY BRIGDEN with two membranes of tough polyester reinforced rubber, 5426 LADY ANN SEAN KIR KJIAN IMS 3809 LADY PENRHYN DEPT OF DEFENCE PHS gives double prot_ection. A water sensitive switch is fitted 933 LEROY BROWN WARREM WIECKMANN IOR between the membranes which will sound an alarm if water 1224 MERCEDES IV PETER STRONACH ingress occurs, thus giving 100 per cent security. 237 MIDDLE HARBOUR EXPRESS RAY STONE IOR 3767 MISTRESS AGAIN D. SENOGLES IOR The DVIOLSME is simple to install as all connections in­ 711 MOONWATCH M. W'IATT cluding exhaust waterlock system have been built into the A94 MORNING TIDE JAMES LAWLER engine foundation. M236 NEW HORIZONS MIKE KELAHER PHS 3663 OCEAN BLUE RESORTS LAMBERT & PARTNERS IOR The DVIOLSME meets all the requirements for safety, en­ M168 ODDS ON DON HINCHEY PHS vironmental comfort and peace of mind. M1125 OTELLA COLIN MONTGOMERY IMS Bukh DV marine diesels now come with a two-year warranty. 3104 PEMBERTON Ill R. Hudson/M. Tunbridge/T. Carr IOR 4226 PEP TALK EASTSAIL 3007 PHOENIX CONTRACTORS D. HUNDT 4430 PLANET X JOE GODDARD JNR 4988 PRIME FACTOR R. BRADY IOR 120 PROSPECTOR FRED WILSON 5600 RAGER MIKE CLEMENTS 5661 RATU IV K. PETERSON MHBO RUFF N TUMBLE LINDSAY ROSE IMS 3998 RUSHCUTTER JOHN BARTON 3303 RUTHLESS PETER HILL IMS 3598 SEAFARRER NOEL ALLEN PHS 202 SEAQUESTA P. NICHOLSON IOR 4527 SHE'S APPLES DAVID STRONG IMS 242 SHONANDRA JOHN MUIR 2107 SHOSHONE CAPT. D.A. ROSS PHS 4048 SINGAPORE GIRL PETER STEIGRAD IOR 5208 SOUTHERN STAR A. CLIFFORD/P. KENNEDY Sm111 SUNCHASER II JOHN KIRBY 5255 2001 BARRY BARNES PHS 4105 THE DOCTOR IAN MANSELL 4411 THE FIRST ELEVEN BRUCE MEAD 4557 THE PINK BOAT ROBIN CRAWFORD IMS 3688 THIRD MAN P. OLDFIELD/D. JOHNSTONE PHS n1 TRADITION DAVID GOUGH PHS 4182 UPTOWN GIRL ROD WINTON 3781 WINE DARK G. DODDS CRUISING 4057 WITCHCRAFT II 8. STAPLES 2557 WITCHDOCTOR RUM CONSORTIUM 3999 ZAP BOB FOWLER

TOTAL OF 75 ENTR IES

38 - OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 A bleak day on Sydney Harbour as the fleet bunches up for the start of the 1989 Club Med Sydney to Noumea race

the Noumea Shopping sponsorship came Second place went to the comfortable In the Sydney fleet, the Cruising up, the organisers wanted two yachts ketch, Cedar Party, from Sydney, a Division winner was John David's, Ron with the best prospects of winning. "We 12.5m cruising boat skippered by John Holland-designed 20.4m cutter, Four did not think my own yacht was up to Black, with navigator Des O'Connell Sea Sons, skippered by Glen Miles. winning, so we arranged for me and my winning the Navigator's Trophy. The Their log showed that Four Sea Sons crew to sail Pomme de Api. Victorian yacht, By Order of the Secret­ motor-sailed only 150 miles, taking 8 "I had a great crew aboard, particular­ ary, a Cavalier 37 owned by Alan days 12 hours 38 minutes 18 seconds to ly Cathy and Manu (I don't think they Collins and Rex Billing, placed third. complete the course. know the meaning of seasickness) who Brisbane barrister Dayle Smith "We had to virtually hove to between served up hot meals throughout the dominated results in the Brisbane fleet, Coffs Harbour and Lord Howe Island," race," Desurmont said. "The worst with all but two of the 15 starters skipper Miles said. "We were looking at weather we had was 45 knots, gusting to finishing the course - and, in fact, those Lord Howe as an option for lunch." 50, but that was only for a short period. two still cruised to Noumea. Sailing his However, Four Sea Sons kept battling on We kept plugging on, never giving a John Green designed, stoutly-built 40- and the next day recorded a remarkable thought to hoving to or running before footer, Overdraft, Smith took lin~ hon­ run of 260 miles in 24 hours from the wind. We were hard on the wind all ours, first on Arbitrary handicaps (there Middleton Reef towards Noumea. the way." was no IOR) and also won the Cruising CYCA officials awarded Four Sea The young Frenchman said, however, division - for which he had also en­ Sons 417. 9 points in the Cruising Divi­ that at one stage they had to take down tered. sion, with Don Pedro (Ross Marks) all sails to tighten the rigging which had Overdraft was, in fact, the first yacht taking second trophy with 368.60 points been replaced before the race. "My out of both fleets to cross the finish line and Pisces II Oim Sanders) third with brother, Alex, went up the mast and it at Noumea, with two cruising yachts, 349.5 points. was no easy task working up there to Fortress and Infinity, having to wait until In the Brisbane fleet, Overdraft won tighten up the intermediates. one racing yacht had crossed the line, in with 482.10 points, from John Pfoor's "It was worth the effort, to finish so this case, the racing-cruising entry Over­ splendid-looking Herreschoff ketch For­ close to Night Raider and, in fact, near draft. tress second with 364. 75 points and third the end we were in front of the fleet in On corrected Arbitrary handicaps, Infinity, skippered by Hans Thorei up real time for one day," he added. Athena, skippered by Alex Stuart took from the Royal Melbourne Yacht A ymeric Desurmont comes originally second place with Veloce (Seaforth Squadron, with 325.85 points. from the Basque area of Southern France Matheson) third. Once again, the French Navy made a and has lived in New Caledonia, in­ Cruising Division entries accounted major contribution to the success of this structing the locals on fishing practices, for some 70 per cent of the total entries long and, at times, hazardous ocean race for the past six years. "It was a great in the 1989 Club Med Australia to New as the radio relay vessel but also an race, a great win, but I'm going to call it Caledonia Race, competing for trophies escort in times of need. In fact, La a day for 1989 as my wife is expecting on a pointscore method which took into Moqueuse sailed two-and-a-half times our first child later in the year." account their predicted times, time the rhumbline distance between Sydney Third place overall in the IOR divi­ sailed as against motor-sailing, seaman­ and Noumea, at one stage turning back sion went to another French yacht, SCB ship, radio work, and navigation. to render medical advice and possible Flying High, a Beneteau 14m sloop Obviously, in this type of passage race, assistance to an injured crewman aboard skippered by Jean-Claude Rodatin, the Cruising Division deserves a high the French yacht Plume-de-Chevre which while two Australian boats filled the status and the quality of the trophies later retired from the race and returned placings in the Arbitrary division. presented recognised this. to Australia.

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OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 - 39 Sydney International Boat Show continued from page 30 v1s1tors seemed much more product educated than in previous years. A number of exhibitors came up with novel ways of displaying their wares. My favourite was VDO's offering of their instruments functioning while sub­ merged in a full fish bowl, complete with live fish . The on-water marina display was as comprehensive as it was impressive. Despite being located a short walk from the Exhibition Centre, and more than Sydney's skyline provides a stunning backdrop to the yachts displayed at the Sydney the occasional period of rain, the crowds International Boatshow at Darling Harbour. (Pie - Max Press) arrived in significant numbers and pro­ Frers 38 and Jarkan 10 and 12.Sm of The growth of the Show's inter­ duct interest was high. Northbridge Yacht Sales and Southern national status was reinforced by Val The Tasmanian Development Au­ Pacific's Ross designs. Thorncroft, of the British Marine Indus­ thority showed a uniquely inventive As a single exhibition, the Wayworld tries Federation, who hope to have a approach to increasing industry aware­ 45 made her boat show debut. Joe stand at next year's Show. ness of their competitive and rapidly Brookes, from Wayworld, was ecstatic Val spends about five months a year expanding marine industries with their with the yacht's reception, with around travelling to Boat Shows and is there­ presentation on the big catamaran, Au­ 300 people each day being shown over fore in an excellent situation to make stra lian Spirit. the boat. comparative assessments. T he most comprehensive display of She thought Darling Harbour was a local products was that of the North­ VDO's novel presentation of its waterproof "fabulous venue" and that the Sydney shore range displayed by the Sydney instrument range. Show "is coming up to International Sailboat Centre. Included in their ex­ Standard after being a local show". hibition were the Farr 1020 and 1220 Reference to the Australian marine from New Zealand and a Hunter from market and industry, with particular the U SA. reference to the area of larger yacht Prominent broker Maurice Drent had manufac ture, Val assesses that there is a an impressive display of his new boat market for English manufacturers such range that included the locally built Farr as Oyster Yachts here. She feels our Phase 4 and the range of imported industry has become a bit insular and the Gib'Sea yachts from France. injection of international competition Catalina were also prominent with would res ult in more rapid product their three boat display of the Catalina advancement that would propel our 30, 34 and 42 . products onto world markets. The pros­ Of the smaller exhibitors, Club Yacht pect of manufacturing for a world mar­ Sales exhibition of the Cavalier 37 and ket, rather than a local market, is indeed 30 attracted much interest as did the appealing.

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OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 - 41 O my eyes, yachts are things of T beauty and the best I have seen in Australian waters is undoubtedly Jessica , the new plaything of Alan Bond's Cas­ tlemaine Brewery which arrived m Australia as a stunning sideshow attrac­ tion to the ANZ Australia Day 12- Metre shootout between lain Murray and Dennis Conner. This 203ft (61.8m) three masted gaff topsail schooner is all grace, now in Queensland waters where she is based in Southport as the glamorous plaything of the brewery under the name, for tax and promotional purposes, of Schooner xxxx. Just before she left Sydney _I was smce her original owner, Argentinian John Munford with accommodation for invited aboard for a day, an mv1tat1on businessman Carlos Perdomo decided to eight in a private owner's suite aft, three not to be knocked back. Remarkably it build her. double cabins, a study and superb was one of the few in Sydney's first half Perdomo, obviously a lover of fine midships salon. The front half of the year when it did not rain, but as it was _a toys and not a victim of his country's boat provides stowage and crew and social day for some equally lucky publi­ mega-inflation, originally owned a rep­ service accommodation. cans, no sails were set. lica of the schooner America which Jessica was launched in December As it turned out that would have been started off the whole America's Cup. just "cream", because even being on this 1983 and rigged and completed in Eng­ When he decided to update, he went land six months later, a yacht that is boat was great. to British designer Arthur Holgate for a superbly comfortable without being os­ I must admit I was nonplussed when light displacement, traditional schooner tentatious, very functional and an excel­ skipper John Bardon of Ireland de­ that was good to live on at sea. Nothing lent performer on the high seas. scribed the boat as "pretty small really, hi-tech, he stipulated, that was unneces­ "Except for close windward work, comparable to a 180ft motor yacht". sarily expensive. the gaff rig is the most efficient of any To me there was nothing small about The yacht was built from steel in the for a three masted schooner," Bardon this boat at all which Bardon said would Astilleros de Mallorca shipyard in Spain says. "You can reef the topsails in two cost $US12-14 million to replace. under Bardon's supervision. The teak minutes. The rig is completely con­ John has been involved with the yacht interior was designed by Englishman tained within the lower shrouds and headstays so the topmasts can carry away but the rig stays intact. "And she is fast. The only limitation is your nerves and how far you want to push the crew. We've done 22 knots in the Roaring Forties and on the delivery to Fremantle as we neared Australia, we notched up one run of 328 miles in 24 hours very comfortably. "Even though this yacht is a tradition­ al design, those of the 1920s and 30s were so different. Here we are today, sailing deep south in freezing tempera­ tures on deck but going off watch to complete comfort in heated cabins with videos to watch." Perdomo lived aboard for two of the four years he owned it, sailing 45 ,000 miles in the North Atlantic, the Mediterranean and around the USA before selling it to the Australian brewery. The hull is built from steel with teak decks and teak clad deckhouses, displac­ ing 378 tons (including 80 tons fixed ballast) with a waterline length of 138ft (40m) , beam of28ft 2in (8.6m) and draft of 12.8ft (3.9m). It takes a crew of 13 to 14 to handle the working sail area totalling 15,000sq ft (1,391sq m) which is carried on aluminium masts with booms and gaffs of Colombian pine. With a mast height of 132ft (40.2m), she just fits under Sydney Harbour Bridge.

42 - OFFSHORE - AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER 1989 Auxiliary power is supplied by a generators supply plenty of power for able of making 12 tonnes a day, freezers 650hp engine at 2,300rpm and three the airconditioning, watermakers cap- etc. It is all designed so that the whole ship can run on eight hours of generat­ ing a day. While the rig gives her the appearance of being a blast from the past, her hull shape is quite modern, not the V-shape you would expect but a U-shape. Below decks that cuts down her accommodation. Normally in a vessel like this you would have two decks, this has just the one. Aft is the ccmfortable owners cabin with big bathroom complete with leg­ ged bath and double marble basins and ·- .. . - ' - . trophy room or study. Moving forward there are three dou­ ble cabins for guests, all with ensuite bathrooms, and finally the magnificent saloon with gimballed table for ten and open fire. The bulkhead half way down the length of the ship divides the guests from the crew. The lack of portholes in the topsides is more than made up for by the skylights that double as hatches over every cabin. On deck there is the charthouse and a day cabin, three speed power Lewmar winches and full width travellers that remind guests that this is a sailing ship - not designed to be kept looking pretty in the marina but to go to sea and en-~ burn up the miles in comfort.

OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 - 43 REICHEL/PUGH IOR 44 The laminate design and details were supplied by Reichel/Pugh in conjunc­ FOOTER tion with SP Systems England's Chief HIS design was commissioned by Engineer, Giovanni Belgrano. An auto­ T Peter Wesphal-Langloh, specifical­ matic prewet machine is used to wet out ly for the West German Admiral's Cup the fabrics, to control the resin to fabric Trials in 1989. The boat will be partially ratio and the vacuum bagged laminate sponsored by Becks Beer and will be uses A TL resin; a high strength, slow named Becks Diva. cure epoxy from Adhesive Technolo- · The design concept for this yacht gies. carries on Reichel/Pugh's development FACT BOX that has previously produced such suc­ LOA 13.59m cessful yachts as Sidewinder and Quintess­ L 11.59m ence '87. The computer modelling pro­ B 4.~m gram used to develop this design has BWL 3.Vm been backed up by strong performances CGF .9760 of the two European 43-footers Nitissma DSPL 5257kg and Pinta. In comparison to these de­ SHR 16.0411 signs Diva has the lowest DSPL:L ratio Edited by Rob Williams RSAT 102.95sq.m and the narrowest BWL. Her 36ft IOR I 16.214m rating will allow her to carry a crew of full design optimisation using individual J 4.710m 13 for the Admiral's C up. layers and orientation of fibres. The P 17.983m The monocoque style hull utilises a load-bearing skins are exclusively uni­ E 6.675m directional carbon fibre . thick and hi gh density foam core to IOR Rating 36.00ft achieve stiffer panels in the stress zones The deck is a carbon fibre with a Contact: Reichel/Pugh Yacht Design and to assist longitudinal stiffness. The Nomex honeycomb core incorporating Inc. PO Box 6050, San Diego, CA complex laminate is designed to achieve some localised structural beams to 92106. Ph: 619 223 2299. Fax: 619 accept deck fitting loads. 224 1698.

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44 - OFFSHORE - AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER 1989 variables and its application to the re­ latively unconstrained brief of a short­ handed racer allows for the perfect marriage of all the relevant performance ratios. The result is more conservative than many people have become accustomed to from this type of boat, but perform­ ance predictions for it look impressive. The main features of the design are a moderate displacement, a masthead cut­ ter rig and low drag laminar flow appendages. T he upper limits of stability were carefully examined in light of high drag, poor handling and maximum induced pitching moment of the classic fin /bulb approach_and it proved unsupportable. A pop in/pop out interior is provided for post race amenities and delivery comfort as well as resale ability. The yacht is structurally optimised to ABS Cat O for construction in varying densities of 25mm PVC foam, knitted and unidirectional E-Glass, and a vinylester matrix. Scott is sure advances in short-handed racing designs have a very beneficial 40FT IMS/CHS YACHT SHORT-HANDED flow on to cruising yachtsmen who by BY ROB HUMPHREYS RACER-JUTSON 50 necessity often sail short-handed. FACT BOX HE design brief of this boat was to ROGRESSIVE Australian designer LOA 15.24m T produce a really fast yacht that is on P has been commissioned to design LWL 13.84m a different plane of elegance and fit-out this yacht by Melbourne's Ken French BMAX 4.~m to the racing yachts we have become for the next Melbourne-Osaka Race. Displacement 9.54T accustomed to in recent years. This design was created from exten­ Draft 2.65m This yacht was designed for an owner sive utilisation of the data base Sail Area: Main 70sq.m who had been unable to find a produc­ developed from the Jutson Offices Ad­ 100% FT 60sq.m tion yacht that met his requirements in vance Performance Analysis system. Contact: Scott Jutson and Associates, performance and appearance. He liked T his system allows for the detailed Yacht Designers, 7 /80 West Esplanade, Humphrey's previous design Apriori assessment of a wide range of dynamic Manly, NSW 2095. and maintained that boats concept in this larger boat. The boat is now racing and has proved extremely powerful and capable of beating some Admiral's Cuppers around the course. The lavish interior is designed to comply with IMS requirements. The fractional-rig has slightly swept back spreaders to remove the hariness that accompanies those of more 'critical' design. Her hull is cold moulded western red cedar and Brazilian mahogany with composite frames and is finished with longitudinal mahogany veneers. T he deck is composite sandwich con­ struction with bi-directional glass and is fished with laid teak. FACT BOX LOA 12.460m LWL 10.020m Beam 3.803m Draft 2.390m Displacement 7217kg Sail Area 74 .72sq.m Contact: Robert Humphreys Yacht Design, Lymington Marina, Bath Rd, Lymington, Hampshire UK. Ph: 0590 679344. Fax: 0590 671651.

OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 - 45 September 2 Start for Whitbread Round the World Race

EPTEMBER 2, 1989, will see the New Zealand ketches, Fisher & Paykel relatives of the yachtsmen who are Sstart of the fifth Whitbread Round and Stein/ager II. Both skippers, Grant flying out from Europe for holidays in the World Race. For the expected 30 Dalton of Fisher & Paykel, and Peter WA. yachts which will finally line up for the Blake of Stein /ager II, are well-known to The Whitbread Race was conceived spectacular farewell off the famous Australians, with Blake a past Sydney­ by Britain's Royal Navy Sailing Asso­ English port of Southampton, August Hobart line honours winner and the ciation in 1969 with the single objective will see last-minute preparations for winner of the Bicentennial Around of being the world's toughest yacht race what is considered the ultimate chal­ Australia Race in his giant trimaran, open to yachts across the globe. It is a lenge in long-distance, fully-crewed Stein/ager I. There are, however, one or race for monohull, !OR-rated yachts, ocean racing. two Australians in the crews of the fully crewed and meeting the toughest Entries have come from Britain, New competing yachts. safety regulations possible under the Zealand, Finland, The Netherlands, The Whitbread will be the greatest rules of international yachting. Twenty Belgium, France, Spain, Switzerland, yachting event for Fremantle since the years later the Whitbread Round the Ireland, Sweden, West Germany and, 1986-87 America's Cup regatta with World Race maintains this original for the first time, from the Soviet close to 8,000 people expected during objective, attracting the world's best Union. Sadly, there is no Australian the time the yachts are in port as they yachtsmen and yachtswomen from yacht in the fleet, although for the first finish their long leg from Punta de! Este, more than a dozen nations. time since the inaugural round-the­ and prepare for the Fremantle to Auck­ Entries had not been finalised when world race, there is a stopover in land leg starting December 23. They this issue of OFFSHORE went to press, Australia - at Fremantle in December will include the incoming crews, the but a fleet of around 30 yachts is this year. replacement crews for some yachts, expected to start in the race of 32, 932 The nearest Australia has to repre­ some 500 journalists and television nautical miles. Of these, 10 are new sentation in the Whitbread are the two crews covering the race, and friends and boats built specially for the race, with

46 - OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 budgets ranging up to $10 million. Most system which incorporates the stiffening circles the earth between the southern competitors have been fµll y sponsored matrix within the hull laminate rather most capes of Africa, Australia and - even the Russians, who have received than incorporating large numbers of South America and the northern shores sponsorship from Pepsi-Cola with the bulky ring frames and structural bulk­ and broken icefloes of the Antarctic help of Dennis Conner. heads which more conventional designs continent. For the first time in its history, the employ. To achieve the des igned The traditional course for the Whit­ Whitbread has women competing in strength for the Whitbread Race, Roth­ bread covered 27, 000 nautical miles their own right - in fact, there are two man 's hull laminate features a 50mm from Portsmouth to Cape Town, Cape all-female crews. In addition to Maiden thick foam-core which is covered inside Town to Auckland, Auckland to South Great Britain, skippered by Tracy Ed­ and out with exotic laminates of carbon America, and South America to Ports­ wards, an American all-women crew fibre and Kevlar, as well as conventional mouth. Politics and wars have forced has been put together by Nance Frank. glassfibre. several changes over the years and for Private backing to the tune of $2.4 However, the two New Zealand the fifth race, the Royal Naval Sailing million has covered initial costs, includ­ ketches, Fisher & Paykel and Stein/ager Association has revamped the course, ing the lease of the Spanish yacht, II, remain the outright favourites for the extending the distance to almost 33,000 In espal, but the American girls were still 1989-90 Whitbread Round-the-World miles and introducing new ports of call. looking for a further $1. 2 million to Race. Fisher & Paykel has already set a The first leg of 6,281 nautical miles fully finance their project. sailing record for the Tasman Sea, and in will be from Southampton to Punta de! The first-ever Soviet challenge with June broke the record in winning the Este in Uruguay, starting September 2 their maxi yacht Golden Fl eece, is TransAtlantic Race from Newport, with the fleet arriving between October revolutionary in more ways than one. Rhode Island to Cork in Ireland. 9-18. Leg two will start on October 28, Not only is it their first involvement in giving the fle et a 7,650 nautical mile Both Grant Dalton and Peter Blake nonstop "leg to Fremantle, where the an international yachting event of this are vastly experienced former Whit­ yachts are expected between November kind, they have designed and built a bread competitors and have put together 29 and December 10. boat which promises to be the lightest of hi ghl y professional campaigns. Of the all the maxis. After a three-week break in Western many Bruce Farr designs in the fle et, Australia, the fl eet will set sail for Made of hi gh-tech aluminium all oys, these two ketches have been specially it us es a new technique whi ch all ows Auckland, a distance of 3,434 nautical designed to take advantage of the added miles, on December 23. They are due in very thin plates to be welded without legs of reaching conditions under the Auckland between January 12-16 and distortion, producin g a hull at once very new course.' According to Blake, who will restart on leg four on February 4. strong and very li ght - almost 9 tonnes has competed in all four previous Whit­ This will take the yachts down in the li ghter than the other aluminium ma xi , bread Races, Stein/ager II will be able to lower latitudes of the Great South Union Ba11k <>( Fi 11/ r111d. The yacht's ca rry more sail than other maxi yachts in designers and builders arc from the the race. Ocean, on a 6,225 nautical mile leg Leningrad Shipbuilding In stitute with around Cape Horn to the second call at the boat being built at l'oti. 011 the l3la ck Starting and finishing off South- Punta de! Este, arriving between Febru- Sea. However, the yacht is usi ng spars ampton, the 1989-90 Whitbread Round- ary 28 and March 8. and rigging from Britain with the keel the-World Race goes counter-clockwise A new leg of the course will take the and rudder fro m West (;L-rmany. around the world, plying the traditional fle et up the east coast of South America T he name. c;,,/dm 1-"lffn". co mes from trading routes which were once the to Fort Lauderdale in the United States the fact that Jason, of(;rcck mythology , domain of the clipper ships. In the sailing from Punta de! Este on March 17 and his crew of the A ,:~011<111/ sailed near process it takes in all of the famous and on the 5,475 nautical mile course and there in sea rch of the Golden Fb:ce. In infamous maritime landmarks, such as arriving between April 13-21. contrast to Jason's crew, the yachtsmen the legendary Cape of Good Hope and The final leg of the Whitbread, 3,837 aboard the Ru ss ian Gc> lde11 Fliwe will Cape Horn. T he " bottom" legs of the nautical miles across the Atlantic back to wear warm , li g htweight clothing co urse take the yachts deep into the Southampton, will start from Fort adapted from the suits worn by the most desolate and lonely stretches of Lauderdale on May 5, 1990, with the Soviet cosmonauts and will eat food ocean on the globe - the Southern fl eet expected to finish at Southampton speciall y developed for the Soviet space Ocean - that vast expanse of water that between May 21-29. programs. The Steinlager II crew : Back Row (I to r) Peter Blake, Cole Sheehan Mike Quilter Brad The strong British chall enge will be ~u~lj,erworth , Barry McKay, Don Wright, Ross Field and Kevin Shdebridge. Froni'Row: h eaded b y th e n ewly-la unc h e d 0 rey C ray , Greame Fleury, Craig Watson, Glen Sowry, Tony Rae Mark Grams and Rothmans, a state-of-the-art, 24.Sm frac­ Dean Phipps. ' tional-rigged sloop designed by Rob Humphreys Yacht Design and built with an $8 million budget. Skipper will be former America's C up helmsman Laurie Smith, sailing with a highly professional crew. Rothman's hull is of monocoque con­ struction developed by SP Systems - similar to that used in the building of Australian maxi yacht, Windward Pa ssage II. Working with des igner Humphreys, SP Sys tems chief structural engineer, Giovanii Belgrano, has developed a hull of minimum weight, immensely stiff, and strong enough to withstand the worst possible sea conditions encoun­ tered during the Whitbread Race. The monocoque construction is a

OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 - 47 Rating- 70.0' IOR Designer - Bruce Farr Type - Masthead maxi ketch Construction - Exotic composites Year built - 1988 1 Skipper - Grant Dalton Crew-14 Sponsor - Fisher & Paykel Second New Zealand maxi ketch w hich has already set sailing records for the TransTasman crossing and the TransAtlantic race. BRITISH DEFENDER - Britain Race No. -7. Division-A LOA- 24.38m (80.0') Displacement - Sail area- Rating-70.0' IOR Designer - Martin Francis Type - Masthead cutter Construction - Exotic composites Year buil t - 1989 Skipper - Lt Col Frank Esson AAC Crew - From Army, Navy and RAF Sponsor- Combined British Defence Services effort launched by the Duke of Edin­ burgh at a Royal ceremony under the Tower Bridge in London. T he fi rst Combined Services entry in 10 years. THE CARD - Sweden Race No. - 10. Division - A The second New Zealand maxi to line up for the Whitbread, Fisher Paykel, is another Bruce Farr design. LOA-24.2m (79.0') Displacement- 29.84 tons Sail area - Upwind - 340 sq m Line-up for Whitbread Race Downwind - 700 sq m Rating- 70.0' IOR MERIT- Switzerland Sponsor - Steinlager Designer - Bruce Farr Race No. - 1. Division - A Second in a three yacht project under­ Type - Masthead ketch LOA-24.6m (80.71') taken by Peter Blake who last year sailed Construction - Exotic composites Displacement- 32,270 kg Stein/ager I to victory in the Bicentennial Year built - 1988 Sail area- Main: 184 sq m Around Australia Race. Blake is the Skipper - Roger Nilson Genoa: 150 sq m most experienced Whitbread skipper in Crew-15 Spi: 360 sq m · the race. Sponsor - Mastercard/Eurocard/ Ac­ Rating- 69.62' IOR MAIDEN GREAT BRITAIN - cess Designer.- Bruce Farr Great Britain Has completed an extensive refit in Type - Fractional sloop Race No. - 3. Division - D Sweden as a final preparation for the Construction - Exotic composites LOA-17.6m (58.0') race - let's hope the crew remember Year built - 1988 Displacement - 31 tonnes their pin numbers! Skipper - Pierre Fehlmann Sail area - Main: Crew-14-16 Genoa: NCB IRELAND - Ireland Sponsor - Philip Morris Spi: Race No. - 20. Division-A Specially designed for long maxi races Rating-46.80' IOR LOA-25.00m (81.00') by Bruce Farr, using high-tech compo­ Designer - Bruce Farr Displacement- 31.00 tonnes sites. Winner of last year's Race of Type - Fractional sloop Sail area - Main: 210 sq m Discovery. Construction - Aluminium Genoa: 160 sq m STEINLAGER II- New Zealand Year built - 1980 Spi: 350 sq m Race No. - 2. Division - A Skipper - Tracy Edwards Designer - Ron Holland LOA-25.6m (84.00') Crew -12 all female Type - Fractional sloop Displacement - Sponsor- Royal Jordanian Airways Construction - Epoxy composites Sail area - Main: 140 sq m All female crew sailing for Britain Year built - 1988 Genoa: 250 sq m aboard the former Disque D'or III, Skipper- Bobby Campbell Spi: 366 sq m which has undergone a $600,000 refit for Crew-16 Rating - 70.0' IOR the race. Sponsor - Aer Lingus, Jameson Designer - Bruce Farr FISHER & PAYKEL - New Whiskey, ESB International Type - Fractional ketch Zealand Highly professional effort by the Construction - Exotic composites Race No. - 4. Division - A Irish, with the crew having extensive Year built - 1988 LOA-24.99m (82.0') preparation in long distance sailing. Skipper - Peter Blake Displacement - 34 tonnes However, beaten by NZ's Fisher & Crew-15 Sail area - Total: 957 sq m Paykel in TransAtlantic race.

48 - OFFSHORE - AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER 1989 Whitbread Round The World Race

Displacement - 27. 5 tonnes Designer- MANCHESTER 96 - Britain Type - Masthead sloop Race No. -21. Division-A Sail area - Main: 202 sq m Genoa: 150 sq m Construction - GRP LOA-24.32m (80.0') Year built - 1987 Displacement - 28. 54 tonnes Spi: 360 sq m Rating- 70.0' IOR Skipper - Bruno Dubois Sail area- Crew- Rating- 70.0' IOR Designer - Bruce Farr Type - Fractional sloop Sponsor- Designer - Bruce Farr Extensively raced yacht which will Type - Masthead sloop Construction - Exotic composite Year built - 1984 finalise its preparation by competing in Construction - Exotic composites the Fastnet Race. Year built-1984 Skipper - Harry Harkimo Skipper - Bob Salmon Crew-16 Other likely entries - Crew-16 Sponsor - Philip Morris FOCUS (Ted Alison, UK) Sponsor- Raced as UBS Switzerland in previous LA POSTE (Daniel Malle) Raced as Atlantic Privateer in the pre­ Whitbread Race. EQUITY & LAW (Dirk Nauta) vious Whitbread Race. ROTHMANS - Britain RUCANOR SPORT (Bruno Dubois, France). UNNAMED - Finland Race No. -100. Division - A RaceNo.-23. Division-A LOA-24.54m (80.0') LOA-24.6m (81.0') Displacement - 26, 750 kg UNION BANK OF FINLAND - Displacement-29.2 tonnes Sail area - Main: 190 sq m Finland Sail area - Main: 167 sq m Genoa: 170 sq m Race No. -14. Division-A Genoa: 160 sq m Spi: 220 sq m LOA -25.lm (82.0') Spi: 380 sq m Rating- 70.0' !OR Displacement - 29 tons Rating- "70.0' IOR Designer - Rob Humphreys Sail area - Main: 200 sq m Designer - German Frers Type - Fractional sloop Genoa: 160 sq m Type - Fractional sloop Construction - Carbon/Kevlar skins, Spi: 350 sq m Construction - Advanced exotic Divynicell Nomex core Rating- 70.0' !OR composites including Year built - 1989 Designer - Michael Joubert/ kevlar/carbon fibre Skipper - Laurie Smith Bernard Nivelt Ampreg 25 with PVC, Crew-14 Type - Fractional sloop Nomex & balsa core Sponsor - Rothmans UK Construction - Aluminium hull/ Year built - 1989 Former America's Cup yachtsman composite deck Skipper - Markku Wiikeri Laurie Smith, heads a topline crew on Year built- 1988 Crew-15 this British designed and heavily pro­ Skipper - Ludde Ingvall Sponsor- moted maxi, with a building and cam­ Crew-14-16 Built with a budget of $7.2 million, paign budget of $8 million. Sponsor - Union Bank of Finland plus this is one of the most expensive projects COMMODORERUCANOR­ 50 co-sponsors for the race. Belgium Strongly supported challenge from Race No. -29. Division-D Finland, designed by successful Dutch BELMONT FINLAND II - Finland design team. RaceNo.-33. Division-A LOA-15.65m Displacement - 6,500 kg LOA-24.3m (79.73') HISPANIOLA - Spain Sail area - Main: 50 sq m Race No. - 15. Division - C Rothmans' Round The World entry under Genoa: 93.2 sq m LOA-19.85m (65.0') construction . She is due for launch in Inter: 62. 1 sq m Displacement-18,000 kg mid-April. Rating- 40.46' IOR Sail area-

OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 - 49 Whitbread Round The World Race

Rating- 54.30' IOR all crews with toiletries throughout the Year built - 1989 Designer - Pepin Gonzales race. Skipper­ Type - Fractional sloop Crew-10 Construction - Exotic composites SCHLUSSEL VON BREMEN - West Germany Sponsor- Year built - 1988 Newly launched German yacht of Skipper - Jordi Brufau Redondo Race No. - 38. Division- D LOA-19.20m (63.0') which few details were known at the Crew-10 time of going to press. Sponsor- Displacement - 23,830 kg Spanish designed light displacement Sail area - Main: 77 sq m GOLDEN FLEECE - USSR sloop, indicative of growing inter­ Genoa: 92 sq m Race No. - 46. Division - A national yachting interests in Spain. Spi: 280 sq m LOA-25.0m (82.00') Rating-47.49' IOR Displacement-16 tonnes US WOMEN'S CHALLENGE­ Designer - J udel/V rolij k Sail area - Main: 210 sq m USA Type - Masthead sloop Genoa: 160 sq m RaceNo.-17. Division-C Construction - GRP sandwich Spi: 350 sq m LOA-17.37m (57.0') Year built - 1983 Rating-69.9' IOR Displacement - Skipper - Harm Muller-Rohlck Designer - Leningrad Shipbuilding Sail area- Crew-14 Institute and Leningrad Rating-46.7' IOR Sponsor - Beck's & Co Design Group Designer - Guy Ribandeau-Dumas Previously raced as Sisisi. Type - Ultra light-displacement maxi Type - Masthead sloop sloop Construction - WITH INTEGRITY - Great Construction - Aluminium alloy Year built - Britain Year built - 1989 Skipper- Nance Frank Race No. - 40. Division- Cruiser Skipper - Alexei Grischenko Crew - all female LOA-23.53m (77.2') Crew-14-18 Sponsor - Family Circle, Cruising Displacement - 32. 6 tonnes Sponsor - Fazis, Pepsi World, Yachting World Sail area- First Russian entrance in the Whit­ Second all-female crew which has Rating-67.8' IOR bread Race, Golden Fleece has a $US5.5 acquired Inespal, originally entered by a Designer - Alan Gurney million budget, with sponsorship from Spanish syndicate. Racing in the same Type - Masthead cutter Fazis and Pepsi, the latter organised with class as the other all-female crew, Tracy Construction - Composite the help of Dennis Conner. The boat is Edwards' Maiden Great Britain. Year built - 1972 an ultra-light displacement boat with EQUITY & LAW -The Skipper - Andrew Coghill hull nine tonnes lighter than any other Netherlands Crew-19 aluminium maxi. Race No. -20. Division-A Sponsor - Peter Barclay LOA- The "Old Lady" of the fleet, the GATORADE - Italy Displacement - former Great Britain II, showed there is Race No. - 88. Division - A Sail area- still plenty of li fe in her by taking line LOA- 24.38m (80.00') Rating- honours in the Miami-Montego race Displacement - 28. 7 tonnes Designer- earlier this year. Sail area - Main: 180 sq m Type- Genoa: 148 sq m FORTUNA EXTRA LIGHTS - Spi: 360 sq m Construction - Spain Year built- Rating-70.0' IOR Race No. - 44. Division - A Designer - Bruce Farr Skipper- LOA- 23.46m (77.0') Crew- Type - Fractional sloop Displacement - 23 tonnes Construction - Exotic composite Sponsor - Equity & Law Sail area - Main: 140 sq m More than 120,000 people saw this Year built - 1984 Genoa: 136 sq m Skipper - Giorjio Falck boat on display at the Amsterdam Boat Spi: 290 sq m Show and since then the veteran maxi Crew-16 Rating- 68.0' IOR Sponsor - Gatorade has undergone extensive work to Designer-Javier Visiers Formerly NZ! Enterprise which com­ reshape the keel and get a new mast. Type - Fractional sloop peted in the last Whitbread Race but lost CREIGHTONS NATURALLY - Construction - Composite sandwich its mast. Great Britain Year built - 1988 Race No. - 37. Division - Cruiser Skipper(s) - Jan Santana OPERATION CARGO - France LOA-24.25m (80.0') Javier de la Gandara Race No. - 92. Division - A Displacement - 34,546 kg Jose Luis Doreste LOA- 22.00m (72.00') Sail area - Main: 107 sq m Sponsor - Tabacalera, SA (Fortuna) Displacement- 35,000 lb Genoa: 183 sq m Heavy sponsored Spanish entry with Sail area - Main: 1560 sq ft Spi: 250 sq m a budget of $A4 million. Three skippers Genoa: 1076 sq ft Rating-70.0' IOR include famous Spanish Olympic sailor Spi: 2798 sq ft Designer - David Alan-Williams and Jose Luis Doreste, winner of the Finn Rating-70.0' IOR Doug Peterson gold medal at Pusan. Designer - Guy Ribandeau-Dumas Type - Masthead sloop OUTBORN 52 - Germany Construction - Pre-preg carbon Construction - GRP Race No. - 45. Division- D composites Year built - 1980 LOA-15.84m (57.0') Type - Fractional sloop Skipper-John Chitterden Displacement - Year built - 1989 Crew-20 Sail area- Skipper -Alain Gabbay Sponsor - Creighton Laboratories Rating- 45.5' IOR Crew-12 The yacht's sponsors have set up a Designer - Peter Rommel Sponsor - Bistefani fund to channel money into environ­ Type- Exotic-built 72-footer from France mental charities and as well will supply Construction - Aluminium with $3-million budget.

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• • • to the Maxi Yachts ''DRUMBEAT is the most footer as skipper Peter Gilmour drove By OFFSHORE's powerful maxi yacht in the the huge fractional-rigged sloop to world." That confident prediction came windward during trials off Fremantle in Editor, Peter Campbell, from the yacht's designer, American May. David Pedrick, as we crammed the Drumbeat, a development of Pedrick's who sailed aboard weather rail of Alan Bond's new 83- design for Sovereign, with his new­ "whale-tail" keel, has two very signifi­ cant features to underline Pedrick's DRUMBEAT during one optimism - a huge sail plan that gives the yacht some 20 square metres more of her trial days off the sail area than any other fractionally­ rigged maxi and a high righting mo­ Western Australian coast ment to support that sail plan. Accord­ ing to Pedrick, she is 10% stiffer than - among 29 crew on the any other maxi in the world. Equally significant is that Drumbeat is weather rail! the first maxi yacht built exclusively for racing - on the maxi yacht circuit of round-the-buoy 30-mile races and for the offshore 80-90 milers which are no Alan Bond at the helm of his new maxi more than long day races. While most yacht Drumbeat at its christening in maxi yacht owners require some degree Fremantle. Bond plans to be aboard of comfort below decks for themselves during the world maxi championships in and their guests, Alan Bond sought no the Mediterranean in August-September. creature comforts in his commission for (Pies by John Robeson). Drumbeat. He wanted a yacht to go fast and win races.

58 - OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 The sailing off Fremantle was early days in the planned campaign for Drum­ beat, commissioned by Bond with a twofold purpose: • For his personal return to offshore yacht racing after more than 15 years of building 12-metres for others to sail in his bid to win the America's Cup, and • As the keypad for Peter Gilmour and his young Australians as they develop Bond's challenge for the America's Cup in 1992. In fact, while Drumbeat is an offshore racing maxi yacht, the deck layout is pure America's Cup - an enlargement of the most efficient working space developed for the 12-metres. The maxi is about three-metres longer than the new America's Cup Class and has been built using the latest composite construction to be used for the new class, giving Bond's America's Cup Challenge syndicate vital practical in­ formation on construction methods anc time. In addition to the America's Cup racing deck, all computers and naviga­ tion equipment for the America's Cup will be tested aboard Drumbeat. While the hull of Drumbeat is a Pedrick design, Bond's project manager and design co-ordinator, Skip Lissiman, made a major input into designing the CLUSTER of blocks andjammers deck layout and also the functional areas for halyards at the base of the mast of of the stripped-out interior hull. Drumbeat. LEFT, one of the Bond had his first sail aboard Drum­ Harken blocks used on the running beat the day that his wife, Eileen, crack­ backstay system . BELOW, layout ed a champagne bottle over the bows of ofDrumbeat resembles a modern the $5-million maxi at Royal Perth 12-metre, with banks of winches, "foxholes" fortrimmers . (Pics­ Yacht Club's Fremantle annexe. He Peter Campbell) came ashore elated with his latest yacht and, like designer Pedrick, confident that this is the maxi to win the Interna­ tional Class A world championship series in the Mediterranean in August­ September and the Sydney-Hobart race in December. Bond will also seek selec­ tion in the Australian team to defend the Southern Cross Cup this year. The multi-millionaire whose drive and money contributed so much to ending the New York Yacht Club's 132 year hold on the America's Cup, plans to sail aboard in the maxi cham­ pionships, the Southern Cross and the Sydney-Hobart - and he plans to be aboard his America's Cup Challenger in 1992. Drumbeat is certainly a powerful yacht, clocking 9.6 knots to windward in 17 knots of breeze the day I sailed aboard, but as lain Murray commented: "Any yacht sailing alone seems fast." Grant Simmer, from North Sails, agreed, pointing out that the yacht was not yet trimmed to make fully effective use of her long waterline. In fact, after a week of sailing evalu­ ation trials to check the trim, sails and rigging stress factors, Drumbeat was taken out of the water for changes to the keel. Some of her massive wardrobe of sails were being recut.

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62 - OFFSHORE - AUGUST /SEPTEMBER 1989 Gilmour described the decision by United States. The heavy keel features a Alan Bond to build Drumbeat, using the swept back trailing edge, curved like the likely building techniques and materials trailing edge of a whale's fluke. The to be used in building the new America's rudder is very deep, adding to the lateral Cup Class yachts, as "a most strategic lifting surface plane. move . . . that looks at the same level of Pedrick explained that in developing technology as the America's Cup but in the whale-tail keel his design office had another direction. been advised by aerospace consultants "Drumb eat will be a great stepping who had been involved in the wing stone towards the next America's Cup configuration design of high­ in terms of construction technology, performance fighter aircraft. computer analysis and in crew train­ "The whale-tail is far more efficient ing," he added, explaining that Drum­ from a lift and drag aspect that the bulb beat was about 20 per cent bigger all or semi-elliptical type keels, both in round than the new America's Cup cord length and thickness. We are get­ Class yachts. ting volume and hydrographic gain at "This boat is built to get to Hobart, the same time," he explained. something that you would never con­ The keel is attached to the hull using a template with an America's Cup Class system by which it goes up into a flap boat." and then flares out to give an excellent Gilmour said the decision to use an structural attachment. The lead ballast America's Cup layout on Drumbeat had flares out and this also allows lead to be several advantages. "It is the most effi­ added or removed from the interior of cient deck layout for a big boat racing ends and also in the deck. In contrast to the hull. around the buoys, evolved from several the monocoque hull of Windward Passage Sails for Drumbeat have been designed past America's Cup Challenges." II, Drumbeat has robust framing and made in two North Sails lofts - in The deck layout of Drumbeat is almost throughout the hull. The concentration Auckland under the direction of Tom identical to that of the more recent of weight is low down in the hull. Schnackenberg, and in Sydney under 12-metre designs, only bigger, with 12 Drumbeat is the largest racing yacht the direction of Grant Simmer. grinder stations operating two primary built to this method of composite con­ Skip Lissiman has also supervised the winches, two secondary, two runner struction, with the result a tribute to the construction of two masts - each 37m winches and the mainsheet winch at any skills of Perth boatbuilder Peter Milner, tall - at the mast-making complete set one time. The twin steering wheels are who built topscoring 1989 Australian by the America's Cup syndicate in set well for'ard, close to the trimmers, Admiral's Cup team yacht, True Blue. 1986-87 and using significant input of giving efficiency of communication be­ Milner worked with Bond's 12-metre aircraft technology. Extensive use has tween the helmsman and his trimmers. builder, Steve Ward, and the New been made of high strength and exotic According to Skip Lissiman, who put Zealand composite engineers Hugh metals in constructing the four-spreader a major input into the deck and below Modulus, who built the Kiwi America's mast. The rigging is Nitronic 50 from decks layout of Drumbeat, this sort of Cup yachts, the "plastic fantastics ", and Nautek in the US. winch power is essential on such a Michael Fay's K-boat challenger, KZ-1. The towering rig features a high racing maxi. Gybing in heavy airs, for Drumbeat has the same "whale-tail " aspect fore triangle, with the J quite example, would need six men alone keel that Pedrick designed for Sovereign small in relation to the length of the I. In working coffee grinders linked to the before she began her maxi circuit with total the working sail area is about 10% mainsheet. "Sail handling will be a very the victories at St T homas in the Carib­ more than that carried by Windward big plus aboard Drumbeat when it comes bean and Newport, Rhode Island in the Passage II. to maxi racing around the buoys," David Pedrick has the las t word in Lissiman pointed out. BOWMAN Mark Wa lsh changing over spin­ describing Drumbeat: "I placed a lot of emphasis in keeping naker sheets at th e end of the po le in preparation "Drumbeat is the most no-holds bar­ the deck layout simple because simplic­ for a gybe aboard Drumbeat. Racing crew for red maxi racing yacht we have ever been ity means lightness ," Lissiman ex­ inshore events totals 30, including owner Alan commissioned to design. I think we are plained. "The layout has the influence of Bond. (Pie - Peter Campb ell ) going to wake up the maxi yacht world 12-metres because that is what most of with this boat from Pedrick Yacht De­ the guys are used to and because it is the signs. " best. We designed the deck layout first Only time and racing will tell over the and worked the below decks interior next few months. around that." Down below - off-bounds to visi­ Owner Alan Bond tors when I was aboard - it is very Skipper Peter Gilmour spartan, with a minimum of furniture, Designer David Pedrick, Pedrick and open space for sails to be stored Yacht Designs, New­ amidships. There are 10 pipe-cot berths port, Rhode Island, US on either side for the off-watch crew in Builder Peter Milner, Perth, WA long passage races and an owner's mod­ Construction Composite materials ular cabin that can be removed when the Crew 30 for maxi round-the­ yacht is day racing. buoys races, 22 for pas­ One thing is rather different - some sage races 30 colours have been used in painting LOA 26.0m (83') out the interior. "Just to liven it up, LWL 20.0m down below," explained skip Lissiman. 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64 - OFFSHORE - AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER 1989 Whitsunday H/3 Passage

Leon&Judy O'Donoghue and their "perfect cruising yacht".

By David Hooley

IX miserable days at sea _slogging Although their first voyage in the new Sagainst 28-knot headwinds, rain and boat was a testing one, it gave them the rough seas had not dampened the enthu­ confidence to take on the double-handed siasm of Leon and Judy O'Donoghue. Around Australia Yacht Race. Sitting aboard their 12-metre sloop The race was to be another adventure Whitsunday Passage, nestled in the corner for the couple who have sailed nearly of Darling Harbour soaking up the 100,000 nautical miles together and seen warm winter sun, they were happily most parts of the world. relating the rigours of their shakedown They first crewed together while sail­ cruise some 12 months earlier. ing with the Sandringham Yacht Club "We didn't see the sun, a star or the in Melbourne in 1973. moon for the whole six days," said It was on the return journey after the Leon, a retired builder from Melbourne Melbourne to Devonport race where originally. they first experienced the difficulties of " It was wet, rough, miserable and short-handed cruising. definitely the worst ocean passage we " All the crew had flown back to have ever made in our lives . Melbourne after the race ended and with "Without the Satnav and radar the no other crew available I decided to sail trip would have been a disaster, for the boat back with Jude," explained normal navigation would have been Leon. impossible. "I hate to admit it, but everything " In the old days we would have had went wrong. to hove to. But with the self-steering "I guess I was not too confident in gear and the help of the electronic gear what I was doing and it showed because we didn't have to venture out of the Judy finally ordered me to find anchor­ cabin." age that first night and then I copped it.

OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 - 65 "It basically boiled down to a mutiny "We were intrested to see how the rig The idea was simple but it proved to but we managed to come to an amicable performed as I had designed and assem­ be a real headache to implement. arrangement and eventually got the boat bled the lot myself," said Leon. The main problem being that the home. "When the 'mechano set' was deli­ stainless tubing was not available in "I can safely say, though, that it is the vered I had to sit down and put it all widths that would provide a snug fit only major argument that we have had together. where the rail was to join the top of the in a boat." "But any worries I might have had staunchion. Fifteen years and three cruising boats with my calculations were soon dispel­ The only way out was to machine the later, Leon and Judy have finally come led for everything fitted perfectly. sockets individually from a solid peace up with what they feel is the perfect "We had no trouble at all, despite the of rod and then weld them to the top of cruising yacht. pounding we took." the staunchion. "Our first cruising boat was a ketch Every bit of equipment used aboard Each selection of rail was then indi­ fitted out like a floating home," said the Whitsunday Passage, above and below vidually fitted. In the event of an acci­ Leon. deck, has been deliberately thought out. dent or damage only that section now "It was a big mistake. Although it At the· bow the windlass and anchor needs to be replaced. was comfortable to live in, it took ages well has been designed so that Judy can A special wheel was built to suit a to get anywhere. sit in the well while working the winch cheap model auto pilot and an old "As most sailors will come to realise to raise and lower the anchor. faithful piece. of self steering gear they there comes a day when you have to go The under-deck winch, made of mag­ call Nelson. It has travelled more than to windward. It is impossible to run nesium alloy, weighs only 151b. 100,000 miles with them. with the breeze all the time. The bow rails, about three feet back, Leon's son, a shipwright in the Navy, "After we had spent nineteen and a drop out and lock down when crusing was given the love job of building the half days battling to get 1300 miles to using the big genoa. The sail slots nicely wheel. It took 12 months to complete windward we decided the first priority into the gap and does away with over­ but the finished product, beautifully for our new boat was for it to have the lapping pulpits. laminated teak with stainless steel rim, ability to work." Thought has even gone into the spe­ was worth the wait. A move to Queensland nearly eight cial hatch cover over the main saloon. Leon was washed overboard through years ago gave them the opportunity to The reversible Barbarossa hatch, when the stern railing out a yacht some years test a number of hull designs. ago in Bass Strait during a knockdown. Besides keeping his hand in with the He's made sure on his new boat that building game, Leon bought a half share the stern rails are extra high and that in Whitsunday Rent A Yacht. "Too many people no-one can be accidently swept between With a range of70 hulls and designs at them. his disposal he was able to build up a Great care has been taken in the picture of his ideal cruising hull. make the mistake selection of fittings and working gear. In 1985 they decided on an Adams Take the boom vang and gooseneck design but specified certain modifica­ ofgiving up work fittings. They are identical so that they tions to deck layout and especially to move on the same plane. cockpit and companionway As Leon explained, many a boat has They took delivery of the hull on July to finish off their suffered a broken boom because the 8, 1986, at Warnambool and then had it plane between gooseneck and boom trucked to Shute Harbour where they n vang have differed. put it in their backyard. own boat. All deck hardware is super light and The next 11 months were spent full made of magnesium alloy. Alternate time fitting out the boat with up to five means of battery charging is supplied by tradesmen at a time working on it. in port, is front-opening, while at sea solar panel housed on the cabin roof. It was here where I saved a lot of time the hinge is used at the front to allow the and money," said Leon. back to open. A lot of thought has been given to "I am a great believer in letting the Although there are a number of units crew comfort in the cockpit. professional do what he does best. available which can be opened front and The seats made of teak, are specially "This meant that Judy and I went to rear, this particular unit was chosen as raised above the fibreglass so they are work and earnt the money while we let the frame houses all hinges and spikes - never sitting on a wet bum! the experts fit out the boat. eliminating snags that could grab work­ They are also hinged, to allow ease of "Too many people make the mistake ing sheets. cleaning. of giving up work to finish off their own Being involved in the charter business The steerage gear is quite different to boat. for some years, Leon found that by most although readily available in Au­ "When you sit down and work out all raising the emergency life raft off the stralia. the figures you'll find most would have deck and housing it in a cradle the Made by Whitlock Cobra, an English been better off continuing to work at effective life of the unit was almost company, it has no chains or cables. what they do best and paying for the doubled. The unit has a rack and pinion steer­ work to be done by other people. Special thought, too, has been given ing box and incorporates solid steel "Each morning for 11 months we to the safety railing. "How often have tubing to give absolute feel. started the day by giving our orders and you heard an owner say 'don't lean on At the cent of the shaft it is an 8-to-1 then each afternoon checking the results. the rails'," asked Leon. reduction yet is only one and a half turns "We had no troubles and the work­ "On the Passage I have made sure the from lock to lock. manship was first class." safety rails will take any weight. This Below, the boat is also innovative. Nearly a year of hard work saw the has been achieved by fitting as solid rail Great care has been given in working 12-metre sloop ready for launch on July to the top of the structure. out living and working areas . 17, 1987. "This now allows us to utilise the fu ll Two months were spent working out Three days later, on the 20th, Leon width of the deck in safety and gives exactly where things were to go with and Judy were on their way to the security at the extremes of the boat special thought going into the height of Solomon Islands. where it is required. " the cabin.

66 - OFFSHORE - AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER 1989 The result is a spacious, flat area and very little stooping, especially in the galley. So much so that Judy has never had to wear a belt while cooking. All storage containers are square while all permanent storage space is top opening. No more spilling of gear with side-opening doors. The fridge is front opening but the freezer opens at the top. Even the kitchen sink has been spe­ cially made. It is nearly 12 inches deep (the usual about 6 inches) so no matter how the boat moves, the water stays in the sink! The whole unit has been positioned as close to the centre of the boat as possible. At the rear of the galley are two aft cabins with a comfortable 4ft 6inch wide by 7ft long bed in each. Opposite the galley is the navigational area which is Leon's special domain. It contains a table which takes full-size charts, !com HF radio, full Shipmate navigational instruments (windspeed, wind direction, heading compass, boat speed and sailing computer) interfaced Months ofplanning on the with an R5000 Satnav. cabin were well spent, Backing the main unit is a fully below deck area is spacious automatic Satnav 2000 which can, with­ and comfortable with little in four hours, check itself and then give need for stooping. The Greenwich time, date and positional fix. ga lley is as near as possible This is fully waterproof (in case of to the centre of the boat and knockdown or capsize) as is the hand­ even the sink was specially held VHF radio. An AT 120 automatic aerial tuner (it made. cost as much as the radio) gives correct aerial for frequency used. Consequently, Leon is able to talke to anywhere in the world. The fully moulded fibreglass bath­ Attached to the drive shaft was a There is no switchboard as such. All room took 480 man hours to build. The Skatra Drive which prevents any thrust wiring runs into a loom above the radio copper pipes and vents provide a stark going other than in the right direction equipment. contrast to the mulberry-pink toilet, and at the same time reduced the vibra­ The wiring was run by Leon AFTER hand bowl and walls. tion up to 95 per cent. the boat had been fitted out. It took him The forward cabin is huge with the The other item is the jacketed exhaust 6 weeks to lay a pair of double insulated bed 8 foot 6 inches long and 6 foot 8 system. The outer casing (full of salt wires from every electrical item back to inches wide. water) cools the exhaust and stops the the loom. A collision bulkhead in the bow is engine room getting hot thus eliminat­ The wiring (as with the plumbing and completely foam-failled so even if the ing almost entirely the oily smell nor­ engineering equiment) is easily accessi­ bow is stove in, there is little danger of mally associated with engine rooms. ble for maintenance or replacement. the boat sinking. Leon and Judy are now back in Shute Leon has been rolled over twice Oudy At the stern, Leon has planned the Harbour after winning their division in once). On both occasions the windows housing surrounding the 34hp Yanmar the Around Australia Race. But they were the first things to get knocked out diesel well. didn't do it easily. and were extremely difficult to seal. In most yachts it is almost impossible Second day out from Sydney they Consequently there are no windows to see, let alone get to the engine. Not in were knocked down south of Port Mac­ in the cabin. They have been replaced the Passage. quarie and were forced to shelter for the with hatches which they have found to The housing collapses on all sides night. be much more functional. They also allowing Leon to get to points. They proceeded the next day after give better ventillation - especially in As with all other item on board, drying out the electronics. the tropics. attention has been given to the smallest Then, on the leg from Adelaide to Under the floor are two 65 gallon of details. Hobart, they were forced to lie-a-hull water tanks - ample for the longest of For the example, the mechanical bilge for a couple of days in extremely bad crmses. pump (capable of moving 2500 gallons weather. The main cabin (like the rest of the per hours) has been fitted with a mecha­ Again they were forced to shelter for a boat) has been given a modern look by nical clutch. In the event of no electrics day on the east coast of Tasmania on the the use of silver ash trim rather than the (more than likely if the yacht ever takes leg to Melbourne. more conventional and darker teak. On a lot of water) Leon reasons he will still Now back in sunny Shute Harbour, the port side just forward of the saloon is be able to pull a lever to get the pump the couple are already planning their "Judy's room" - a very modern bath­ working. next "short" cruise - the 1990 race room. Two other items caught the eye. from Melbourne to Osaka.

OFFSHORE - AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER 1989 - 67 Profile:

Col Anderson

High Tech With Both Feet on The Ground

HE principal of Hood Sails Loft in After Hawaii, Col went onto the San The use of plotters, in Col's opinion, T Melbourne, Col Anderson, is one Francisco world One Ton Cup Series has been a major advance in Australian of the most down-to-earth of the new with Ronstan Ultimate Challenge. His sail design and production. Hood's new breed of high-tech sailmakers. observations regarding local knowledge mainsails from the plotter are definitely Having won National and State Titles in this event were interesting. While smoother, especially in the upper sec­ and a veteran of Sydney-Hobarts, some of the best performed foreign tions where cross seamings are limited. Southern Cross Cups, Admiral's Cups, boats carried local experts, Ultimate More shape is generated right up to the Clipper/Kenwood Cups and SORC's, Cha/lenge's crew had just enough experi­ head; the same is true for headsails. his observations and opinions are as ence in San Francisco to feel justified in Col felt that the headsails that Hood pertinent to those competing at our going there own way, rather than stick- made for Hawaii, compared to earlier sports leading edge as they are to the sails, were better for no other reason dub sailor. than switching from cross cutting to Col is enthusiastic regarding the cur­ By Rob Williams plotter generation. They didn't try to rent state of Australian ocean racing and achieve any dramatically different was especially pleased at the British ing with the locals. In almost every case depths yet the sails performed a little Team's reaction at the last Kenwood this proved the wrong thing to do. better. Cup in Hawaii. "This time it was a Col feels that sail design and construc­ The use of the plotter enables the full-on regatta . . . the British didn't tion has reached a point where its tended sailmaker to duplicate or vary any realise the competition would be so to stabilise. While development con­ selected section of the sail in a highly serious ... they thought they'd just tinues with materials such as Spectra, controlled manner, and record the come over and have a bit of fun." panel layouts have gone almost full change. "To do this manually is virtual­ The standard of the new Australian circle. An example of this is seen with ly impossible. While you can do it boats was up to that of the overseas mainsails which had gone tri-radial and numerically, but you don't have the competitors and Col felt that this, com­ are now going back to clew to luff type infinite variation that you do with bined with Australian's liking for construction. "This is not a revolution graphics." Hawaiian conditions, were key factors in sail design ... but rather evidence of The only reall y significant difference in our team's success. the cyclical way design has gone." that Cole has noticed in sails from a

68 - OFFSHORE - AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER 1989 variety of lofts overseas is the sails' finish, due to quality and ca re in manu­ fa cturing technique. With the more or less free availability to all sailmakers of cloth and technolo­ gy, Col believes that clients should look for quality of service and manufacture when choosing a loft . T he quality of finish is not only cosmetic but also has a lot of bea ring on the longevity of the sail. This is an area into which Col puts high priority in his own loft. He believes that although the extra work required to achieve high finish costs a little more, to accept sails of lesser quality is fa lse economy in the long term . The durability and long life of sails is a matter of keen interest to most yacht owners. Col's feelings on this were that "anything that's got Mylar bonded to it, be it Kevlar, Spectra or whatever, is limited by the fac t that the M ylar film in time will harden and shrink and general­ ly deteriorate. " In terms of fib res, Kevlar has got a limited life because of its fatigue prob­ TFi lems, polyester doesn't suffer the same but then it stretches and, pushing our own bike of course, is the Spectra which in reality will probably outlast the life of which seems to be the most satisfactory, and M ylar to take care of the bias the Mylar film. T he durability of the polyester on the stretch. "At the moment we're using a sand­ back for a bit of wear and tear with the " We are tending to use less Mylar, as wich of polyester, Spectra and Mylar, strength of the Spectra for shape holding often as possible, we're backing off from using heavy Mylar films which really did break down. We've fo und with ca reful engineering and by using spectra P'FN]__S: in the fill threads as well as the warp Ra.dial head threads, we can 11:et away with a max­ Leech imum 2mm of Mylar instead of 3mm. " On the local IOR fr ont, Col is in Leech favour of AUS T CF as it keeps fl eet Ra.dial clew ,, numbers up and still gives well-sailed new designs the opportunity to win. \ While open !O R racing is the aim, and is great fo r those who can afford it, Col I comments . . . "if the alternatives are not to have any fl eet ... there's no sense beating up the kids to the extent that they take their foo tballs and go home." On the future of local racing with the I introduction of newer rules such as CH S and IMS, Col feels that the majority of club racers are well suited by perfo rm­ ance handicaps as it "affords them a level ' of racing that they enj oy." ,,\ He doesn't think the majority of club '\ \ \ \ \\,\\\\\\ racers will go over to IMS until the ' '·, \ \ \\ I \ ' I \ \ '\\\ '\, '\, "• "•,,.. ', ' I organisers prove there is better quality ...... '\ "', ...\\\ \, \ racing under it. Although he believes ...\ ...... \., \ that race quality will improve under ...... '\,, ·., ., '\ IMS, Col thinks it will take time to get big fl eet numbers. On the current crop of bigger go-fast i~~¥\: boats appearing on the bay he sees an ------.::::. element of futility in that while you can T~C7-_-~~c-::::=-=---..;;;;= CLEW have the fas tes t boat today, you may not have it tomorrow if so meone launches a bigger and newer design. He much Ra.dial clew Panel 5B C □ "'3lete. prefers the more moderate des igns with good all round sailing qual_ities.

OFFSH ORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 - 69 1989-1993 Racing Rules

For You?

By Gary Stephens, IYRU Judge, Senior Member of YANSW Racing Rules Committee, Chairman YANSW Race Officers Committee, Senior Vice-President, Y ANSW.

UST when you felt comfortable with Fundamental Rule D Definition - Sailing and Rule 54, the old blue AYF/IYRU rule book, The amendment of the old rule 33.1 Propulsion Jthey've brought out a new one to keep and its inclusion as a fundamental rule is The old Rule 54 included a definition you on your toes. As if you didn't intended to achieve stricter observance of sailing, but this has now been ex­ know, each four years the IYRU up­ of the rules by competitors. Once a tracted in simplified form and included dates and revises the rules. Where there yacht realises she has infringed a racing in the Definitions. At the same time, has been a change, the rule is marked rule or sailing instruction, she is obliged rule 54 is rewritten and is more restric­ with a vertical bar in the margin. to retire promptly or accept an alterna­ tive and better defined. All the changes are intended to make tive penalty. She should no longer con­ Pumping is only permitted on free the rules clearer, simpler, and more tinue to race as was the case with the old legs of the course and is restricted to one effective; however, there are some signi­ rule 33.1. (not three) pump per wave. Ooching is ficant changes that you should be aware Extra teeth have been added in rule no longer permitted. However, Class of. 74.5(c) in that a disqualification under rules may now alter or add to the Fundamental Rule D (and C for that 'permitted exceptions' - so a warning Diagram 1: Hailing to Stop or Prevent a Lu.ff matter) cannot be discarded when calcu­ to protest committees and competitors - Rule 38.2(c). lati_ng the total pointscore for a yacht in a to check the Class rules. senes. Definition - Tacking The completion of a tack is now when Immediately get the yacht reaches a close-hauled course clear of other in all situations. This will resolve the _ : Exonerate yourself by boats. problems with pre-start tacking man­ · ~ doing two complete 360- / · oeuvres for both competitors and pro­ . __ degree turns. .:- test committees .

Rule 32 - Serious Damage 7 \ ··•· \ ~:: ._ • ~·· ,c ·.~ ~,;;;;h,i, A protest committee now has no option but to penalise a right-of-way , .. ~---::: --: :- yacht when it is satisfied that that yacht - , -- -,----~~-~- : . .- .,,. had the opportunity, but failed to make ~ _r>--· , ..-· ._- _ 1t , - - - :-....< a reasonable attempt to avoid a collision ._-- -\~ :_ I .:-- 'I \ - --~. -~ '\..., __, which results in serious damage . • , C • - • I - . ~- : ' Also, be careful - it cannot be assumed from rule 32.2 that if you hail Stayc ·. clear of other - -'~_ ~ .. _..~ ,.1..~._ :-· - F~' \, ~ ,.._,~ and there is a collision resulting in boats unti I you are - serious damage, you will escape being on proper course to , penalised - you can only do so if you next mark . also satisfy the protest committee on rule 32.1.

70 - OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 Rule 37 .3 -Transitional The addition of the word 'initially' May Boat A sail below her proper course? after the word 'shall' in this rule makes quite a change. It is intended to stress that obligation of the overtaking lee­ ward yacht to give the windward yacht 'ample room and opportunity to keep clear' does not last forever. Having discharged this initial obligation, the leeward yacht may then luff as she pleases up to her proper course and the windward yacht must keep clear. I am sure there will be many 'test cases' for this new rule.

Rule 38.2(c) - Hailing to Stop or Prevent a Luff In addition to the 'Mast Abeam' call, a second call of 'Obstruction' can be used to curtail a luff. In the old rule 38.5 the windward yacht was permitted to 'fail to respond' when 'a third yacht or either c) object restricts her ability to respond'. Under these circumstances, if a collision occurred no-one was at fault. Frequently what used to happen was the windward yacht hailed and the leeward yacht stopped luffing. Under the new rule, when the wind­ ward yacht hails 'Obstruction' the lee­ ward yacht is bound by the hail just like 'Mast Abeam' and when she does it improper she protests. See Dia,l!ram 1. Rule 39 - Sailing Below a Proper Course The last words of this rule have been changed from 'steering a course to pass a leeward' to 'steering a course to leeward of her own'. Diagram 2 gives illustrations of when the yacht ahead may sail below her proper course.

Rule 52 - Touching a Mark Diagram 2: Sailing Below a Proper Course - When you touch a mark, you are still Rule 39. May Boat A sa il below her proper required to exonerate yourself, but you course? rule 52.2(a), you are required to sail well now no longer have to perform that clear and complete two 360 degree turns often dangerous rerounding manoeuvre Diagram 3: When You Hit a Mark - Rule - See Diagram 3. (without rights). Now as prescribed in 52.2(a). Rule 68.4 Exception to Protest Flag This rule now makes it absolutely .. clear that a third yacht protesting under i . . . ' rules 33 or 52.3 must display a protest flag unless she has seen one of the yachts ' ..- ~·.~.:':· - .,r in an incident or the yachts which touched a mark display a protest flag. In other words, if the yachts involved in an incident don't want to do anything ..:·• . -· _. ___ .... ___ __ about it and you do, then you must display a protest flag then and there. You will no doubt find other changes ···:.- .· ~ : ., ::r· . : that haven't been mentioned here. Take -. ~ . :~---- the time in our own interests to compare _: · . ~ -- __ ..:~· !f -·, ' the new and the old, and where you are :~ .. - - ~ ...... ,r-' unsure of the differences, seek appropri­ ate advice. Protest committees will have "Leeward boat, the luxury of time in a protest hearing to keep it up!'' read and apply the new rules, on the water I doubt you will unless you've done your homework.

OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 - 71 LIFERAFT / .·~ ffc/HI tf/lf)ortf- inrep,ion ,hm yem ,go. Wh" M ;.,makes it so attractive is that the course SERVICE NEW SOUTH WALES presents challenges to both sailors and runners who are heavily dependent SURVEY/REPACK upon each other to win, or finish, the Higher Fees For race. Inc. Freight from MSB Moorings The event, organised by the Middle Harbour Yacht Club, aims to give N.S.W. OATOWNERS who keep their sailors more variety and novelty in their B craft on moorings or marinas will sport. have to pay twice as much from July 1 The innovative race is Sydney's mod­ 4 person $195.00 - and there is a hidden new charge for ified version of the famous British Three boats under 10-metres in length. Peaks Race, which takes on the waters 6 person $225.00 Coming with increases in the Mari­ and mountain peaks of England, Wales time Services Board fees for moorings, and Scotland. Bperson $245.00 boat registrations, licences and other The format of the MMI race is this - charges is a new requirement that all sailing crews remain on board their 10 person $280.00 craft on moorings or marinas must be yachts while their two runners pace it registered. out on land, then arrive back on board 12 person $295.00 Until now only craft over 10-metres to ocean race to their next destination. and those capable of speed under motor The amphibious race, which is for 16 person $390.00 in excess of 10 knots have had to be ocean-going monohulls and multihulls, registered with the MSB. professional and amateur runners, in­ 20 person $420.00 As from July 1, the annual rental of an volves 117 nautical miles of sailing and 25 person $435.00 MSB mooring for a 10-metre vessel on 54 kilometres of running, and is divided Sydney Harbour or I'ittwater will in­ into three legs. crease from $150 to $300. The rental for The adventure starts at 9am at Manly, a vessel moored on other waterways in one of Sydney's surfside suburbs, with a AYF/COASTAL NSW will also double, to $160 a year. A 10km run to Middle Harbour Yacht similar increase will flow on to craft on Club at The Spit. Here the runners commercial and club swing moorings rendezvous with their yachts which race Repairs and and marinas. 24nm to The Basin in Pittwater. replacements In addition, the annual registration fee At The Basin, runners will be put for all craft will increase by $5 to $38 - ashore for a 12km nature run through additional and now include yachts under 10-metres Ku-ring-gai Chase to West Head and which are on a mooring or marina wet back. With the runners back on board, berth. yachts will race 65nm north to Bird Announcing the increases, the general Island, off Lake Macquarie, and then Approved by: manager of the Maritime Services south to Patonga back in the Hawkes­ Board, Les MacDonald, said the fees for bury River. Maritime Services 8oard mooring occupation licences now re­ The final running leg is the longest flected more accurately current market with a 32km dash through the scenically N.S.W. values, in line with recommendations diverse Brisbane Water National Park. made by Dr Stewart Joy in his review of With runners back on board, yachts will Marine Board of Victoria the MSB. race a final 24nm to the finish off Middle In his report, Dr Joy said market Harbour Yacht Club. Dept. of Marine & Harbours forces could allow increases of up to Major Sydney and Pittwater yacht fivefold beyond current levels for Syd­ clubs have agreed not to hold races S.A. ney area moorings and increased fees during that weekend to allow maximum had also been recommended by the participation in the MMI 3 Ports Race. Nav. & Survey Auth. of Tas. Leach Committee. Service groups such as the police, army, navy and fire brigade, and staff from business corporations are being Dept. of Defence (Naval MMI 3 Ports Race encouraged to charter yachts for the race Support Comm) AS1822 Three Times The to demonstrate their athletic versatility Challenge and teamwork. Further information: Cathy Hawkins, Civil Aviation Authority NDURANCE distance runners and Race Co-ordinator, The Middle Har­ E blue water, wave bashing sailors bour Yacht Club, (02) 969 1244. generally don't have too much in com­ mon, but the two disciplines will join Australian Short-Handed forces in a challenging two-day event off in October Zakspeed the NSW coast on October 28 and 29. 144 Mason Street, The MMI 3 Ports Race, sponsored by HE chairman of the Short-handed Manufacturers' Mutual Insurance, has T Sailing Association of Australia, Newport, 3015. become one of the most popular events Malcolm Jack, has announced that the Phone: (03) 399 1247. on the Sydney yachting calendar since SSAA will host the inaugural Australian

72 - OFFSHORE - AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER 1989 Rule 37 .3 - Transitional The addition of the word 'initially' May Boat A sail below her proper course? after the word 'shall' in this rule makes quite a change. It is intended to stress that obligation of the overtaking lee­ ward yacht to give the windward yacht 'ample room and opportunity to keep clear' does not last forever. Having discharged this initial obligation, the leeward yacht may then luff as she pleases up to her proper course and the windward yacht must keep clear. I am sure there will be many 'test cases' for this new rule.

Rule 38.2(c)-Hailing to Stop or Prevent a Luff In addition to the 'Mast Abeam' call, a second call of 'Obstruction' can be used to curtail a 1uff. In the old rule 38. 5 the windward yacht was permitted to 'fail to respond' when 'a third yacht or either c) object restricts her ability to respond'. Under these circumstances, if a collision occurred no-one was at fault. Frequently what used to happen was the windward yacht hailed and the leeward yacht stopped luffing. Under the new rule, when the wind­ ward yacht hails 'Obstruction' the lee­ ward yacht is bound by the hail just like 'Mast Abeam' and when she does it improper she protests. See Dia,l!ram 1. Rule 39 - Sailing Below a Proper Course The last words of this rule have been changed from 'steering a course to pass a leeward' to 'steering a course to leeward of her own'. Diagram 2 gives illustrations of when the yacht ahead may sail below her proper course.

Rule 52 - Touching a Mark Diagram 2: Sailing Below a Proper Course - When you touch a mark, you are still Rule 39. May Boat A sail below her proper required to exonerate yourself, but you course? rule 52.2(a), you are required to sail well now no longer have to perform that clear and complete two 360 degree turns often dangerous rerounding manoeuvre Diagram 3: When You Hit a Mark - Rule - See Diagram 3. (without rights). Now as prescribed in 52.2(a). Rule 68.4 Exception to Protest Flag This rule now makes it absolutely .. clear that a third yacht protesting under ~ . ..· rules 33 or 52.3 must display a protest

-. ~ ...r . flag unless she has seen one of the yachts . : -~ ;-· --, in an incident or the yachts which . . . . , ' : touched a mark display a protest flag. In I l • /I I - • • other words, if the yachts involved in an

~ incident don't want to do anything about it and you do, then you must : :: ~- ..· . : ~ ~ ....____ display a protest flag then and there. --- -- You will no doubt find other changes --. i.,,..-, 7· .- :------, that haven't been mentioned here. Take the time in our own interests to compare -·~· the new and the old, and where you are -:~ -... ---:; _., .. r' unsure of the differences, seek appropri­ .~ .--- . ., ~ ate advice. Protest committees will have ''Leeward boat, the luxury of time in a protest hearing to keep it up!'' read and apply the new rules, on the water I doubt you will unless you've done your homework.

OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 - 71 Short-handed Sailing C hampionships in conjunction with Middle Harbour Yacht Club over the weekend of Octo­ ber 13, 14 and 15. The Championships are expected to draw a fl eet of 40 plus yachts from NSW, Queensland, Victoria and Tas­ mania with some entries expected from the western states. Open to both mono­ hull and multihull yachts, the fl eet will compete for perpetual trophies repre­ senting divisional and overall cham­ pionship prizes. "The SSAA has been running long and short distance races successfully for the past five years. We believe that the Championships will attract a wide range of yachts and sailors - es pecially those from the traditional fully crewed area," Malcolm Jack said. The championships, which will be fully sponsored, comprise three races: an ovc:: rnight 120 nautical mile race from Sydney - Lion Island - Flinders Island - Sydney starting on Friday, October 13; two 19 mile triangular course races E22s in action - KA 230 Ramshakle (Pa ul Ramsay), KA 250 Brolga (Mal Anderso n), off Sydney Heads on Sunday, October KA 249 Off Course (R ichard Chapman). 15. A prize presentation ceremony will be held at Middle Harbour Yacht Club 20-21 and the re-introduced JOG C hal­ winning Davidson Threequarter Tonne, on Sunday, June 15. lenge Cup from the C ruising Yacht Illusion, the team all counted finish Category 2 and SSAA rules apply. Club on January 26-27. places in the top ten to finish comfort­ The event is open to monohull yachts Other events planned for the season ably ahead of the tea ms from Royal 28'-60' and multihulls 31'-60'. include an inshore Special Ladies Regat­ Yacht Club of Victoria and Royal ta in Sydney on October 14-15 and the Brighton Yacht Club, which finished Exciting NSW Balmoral to Brooklyn bas h on February second and third. 17. The R.J. Green Trophy for the top JOG Program Ahead For those planning to sail in a club individual boat in the series was won by HE New South Wales JOG Asso­ pointscore, the CYCA will run a JOG Kevin Healey and Peter Bedgoods T ciation's racing program for the Division within its Division Four this fl ying Davidson Q uarter Tonner Sha m­ coming season sees few changes to the season. T he CYCA SOPS and JOG bles . very popular Grand Prix events and the programs have been developed to be Team placings: re-introduction of a State championship complementary and as well as incorpor­ 1. Sandringham Yacht Club 19.45 pts and the once hugely popular JOG C hal­ ating other major club regattas, four (Illusion - Davidson ¾ - Gino Knezic lenge C up . pointscore races double as Grand Prix - 2&4; Once A Jolly Swagman - David­ The Grand Prix events take place events too. son 40 - Chas Jacobsen - 10&1; every month and include the major Further information: Frank Martin Ultimate Challenge - Dubois 40 - Lou regattas in Sydney and events at other (02) 949 7138 (AH), Rik Dovey (02) Abrahams - 11 &2; Shenandoah II - popular sailing venues including Port 358 5066 (b us) . S&S34 - Ron White - 7&8). Hacking, Pittwater and Gosford. 2. Royal Yacht Club of Victoria 33.5 Last season almost 50 yachts com­ pts (Shambles - Davidson ¼ - Peter peted in the popular Grand Prix and this Bedgood/Kevin H ealey - 1&5; Chutz­ season there will be nine rounds of the VICTORIA pah - Davidson ¾ - Bruce Taylor - Grand Prix including 12 races and three 5&3; Red William - S&S34 - Bill Hales discards. T he program is: - 18&11; Deliverance - S&S 30 - 23 Sept CYCA SOPS by Rob Williams Doug Shields - 16&20). 21 Oct RSYS Iduna Shield 3. Royal Brighton Yacht Club 52 pts 4 Nov MHYC Club Marine Regatta (Fire & Ice - Davidson ¾ - Brett 1 Dec Port Hacking Regatta VYC CHALLENGE McEwing - 8&9; Once More Dear 20 Jan MHYC Bruce & Walsh SORC SERIES Friends - Dubois 40 - David Currie - 3 Feb RSYS Top Dog Trophy 14&6; Harbinger - Davidson ¾ - 10 Mar Pittwater Regatta Sandringham Holds Barry Dean - 9&17; Phoenix - David­ 24 Mar CYCA SOPS son 36 - Doug C urlewis - 13&21). 21 Apr Gosford Regatta Association Cup A major addition to the program is ANDRINGHAM Yacht Club's Royal Melbourne's CHS the N ew South Wales State Cham­ Sstrong IOR team put in a good pionships which will be held this season combined performance in light and vari­ Challenge Trophy in place of a national title. able conditions to retain the Victorian USTER Hooper sailed an excellent The Championships will be part of Yachting Council's prestigious Associa­ B two-race series to lead Royal Mel­ the Bruce and Walsh SORC sail ed from tion Cup. bourne's Channel Handicap team to a Middle Harbour Yacht Club on January Led by Gino Knezic's Sydney-Hobart narrow . 05 point win from the team

OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 - 73 , , , , -L1f fCfU 2. Sandringham Yacht Club 27 pts (Challenge III - Frers 43 - Eddie Wall-Smith - 3&3; Noeleen III - Stein­ man 39 - Ken King - 4&13; Banshee ,h: success of Vicmn,', A/tlDC frCIH:!! of - S&S30 - Graeme Watt - 5&11; adoption of CHS. Poseidon - Van de Stadt 33 - C. Team placings: Costenoble - 4&13). representing Sandringham and with 1. Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron 3. Royal Brighton Yacht Club 29. 7 Royal Brighton a further 2. 7 pts behind 26. 95 pts (Starlight Express - Southern pts (Ariane - Cole 43 - George Gjer­ in third place. Ocean 32-B. Hooper-2&1; Mercedes gua & Gordon Stooke - 8&2; Good Hooper's dominance, in his Southern III - Kaufman/Miller 40 - Martin News - Farr 37 - Paul Woodman - Ocean 32, Starlight Express, was in direct Ryan & Rob Williams - 1&8; Coraman­ 13&4; Centurian - S&S39 - Ian contrast to the closeness of results in the del III - Peterson 39 - David Burton Twentyman - 10&7; By Order of the other leading boats. - 11&9; Scorpion - Farr 42 - Rob Secretary - Cavalier 37 - A. Collins - The results of this hard fought event is Hopcraft - 12&10). 7&12). Presidents Trophy To Blairgowrie good solid team performance, A with wins in both heats, saw Blair­ gowrie Yacht Squadron win the VYC Handicap Presidents Cup. Sandringham took second place by less than a point from Mornington's team in this event which featured the greatest fleet numbers of the weekend. There was a little controversy regard­ ing the equitability of the handicapping of the clubs whose boats seldom race with the bulk of the VYC fleets at the northern end of the bay. 1. Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron 27.35 pts (Debt Co llector - C. King - 3&1; Orient Express - B. Swales - 6&8; Young Scott - P. Charles - 5&13; J ellybean - G. Walker - 27&30). 2. Sandringham Yacht Club 55.7 pts (Highway Patrol - Mike Welsh - 13&2; MRS Beryl Bertrand Sagacious II - Paul Jacka - 15&7; (mother ofjohn)fired the Young Nick - Tim Crespin - 7&28; gun to start the Agememnon - Brendon Kruger - Two-Handed Race 8&29) . on Port Phillip. 3. Mornington Yacht Club 56 .3 pts Rampa/lion - J. Critchley - 2&5; Scared

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74 - OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 Shipless- lan Tardrew - 16&16; Three Ring Circus - Ian Jack- 30&12; Take 5 - T. Mclvain - 17&31) . Brighton Wins Hempel Cup OYAL Brighton Yacht Club com­ R fortably won the JOG Hempel C up. T he team took the first three placings in both heats with Hersha] Landes' J24, Wizard of Aus, winning twice. With only three teams entered, lack of participation in this previously popular event was very disappointing. 1. Royal Brighton Yacht Club 9.55 pts (Wiz ard Of Aus - J24 - Hersha] Landes - 1&1; Run Away Shopping Trolley - J24 - Peter McAuley - 2&3; Zero - E22 - Bill Hodder - 3&2; . Great Expectations - J-Law 30 - Gra­ ham Baldwin - 9&7).

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76 - OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 Middle Harbour's Jubilation

HROUGHOUT the 1989-90 sail­ designed a minimum-rated, double­ racing amongst professional and indust­ T ing season, the Middle Harbour ended sloop, Camille and it was selected rial groups have escalated beyond ex­ Yacht Club in Sydney celebrates its on the team. The team came second and pectation. Golden Jubilee. During the past 50 Camille was its top scoring yacht. In 1988, MHYC was host to the years, the club has grown from a small The club's 25th anniversary, in 1964, Bicentennial Tall Ships and the competi­ group of local boatowners who were was celebrated by holding the Inaugural tors of the Goodman Fielder Wattie barely recognised by Royal clubs, and Sydney to Brisbane Race on March 14. Around Australia Yacht Race. Club who had trouble asserting their rights Today, the race is known as the Caltex members competed in both the fully upon the water, into a thriving, Sydney-Mooloolaba Race and is one of crewed and short-handed divisions of respected establishment with one of the the most popular offshore races on the the 8,000nm race. Otelia, skippered by largest yacht registers and memberships East Coast yachting calendar. Colin Montgomery won both handicap of any yacht club in Australia. Around 1964, the club's inshore rac­ and line honours in the fully crewed In 1939, the club was first known as ing fleets had as many as 116 yachts division with fellow club member, the Middle Harbour Cruising Yachts competing - to the confusion of race Kanga Birtles coming second in Apple Association. The driving force behind officials who were sometimes trying to Endeavour. The first Australian yacht the races was a local Spit boatshed record the finishing times of 27 yachts home and first in their short-handed owner, George Griffin. George would from different divisions within one class were also members, Cathy Haw­ start the races from the verandah of his minute. kins and Ian Johnston, sailing Verbatim. boatshed; then jump into his dinghy and By 1965 the temporary marina - the This decade also saw the introduction row out to his yacht, which was moored perimeter of the old Spit Baths - was of imaginative events like the MMI with a raised mainsail; get underway and falling apart, and the club got approval Three Ports Race and the Phillips Night chase the fleet! to construct a marina which was com­ Race, and the introduction of a multihull When World War II broke-out, yach­ pleted in 1968. The sixties ended with a division. Cathy Hawkins ting virtually came to a standstill in start being made on the construction of Sydney and the Association's racing the present clubhouse. MHYC program did not commence again until During the 70's offshore and inshore GOLDEN JUBILEE 1944. racing was active and the success of PROGRAMME It was this year that the Middle junior and senior members at state, 1989 Harbour Yacht Club was formed with national and international level was ex­ Friday 11 August: Golden Jubilee Cock­ • two racing divisions sailing without ceptional. The club was seeing World, tail Party. extras because it was almost impossible O lympic, State and National sailing Saturday 2 & Sunday, 3 September: to get sailcloth. champions passing through the pages of Coca Cola Centreboard Classic. In 1948, a MHYC yacht, Shalimar, its membership books. Friday 8 September: Golden Jubilee won a protest against a yacht racing The MHYC entered the 80's with a Dinner. with a Royal Club and this appeared to respected racing record; an enthusiastic Saturday 9 September: Golden Jubilee be the turning point of the recognition cruising division, a reputable training Regatta invitation to all major clubs. of MHYC's rights upon the water. program, and a Navigators Association. Sunday 10 September: Centreboard In the fifties, the ranks of the club In the early eighties, it was the Satur­ Sail past. swelled and its headquarters moved day pointscores that the club thrived on Wednesday 13 September: Golden from Griffins Boatshed to a clubhouse - with more than 200 entries each· year Jubilee Wednesday Race. of its own which was built by members and 180 regular starters. The Adams Friday 15 September: Golden Jubilee on the foreshore of The Spit. This Ten fleet became the strongest class - a Regatta Prizegiving. building is now occupied by the Royal record the fleet retains today. Saturday 30 September, Sunday 1 Octo­ Volunteer Coastal Patrol. In January, 1982, the club conducted ber: Raft-up with Cruising Division. The club's first offshore race was to its first World Championships - the Friday 1 December: Golden Jubilee Newport in 1954. A year later, a larger American Express J24 Championship. Christmas Party. fleet of yachts competed in the Sydney In 1983, a new star appeared on the 1990 to Lake Macquarie Race. club's offshore scene - John Eyles in Friday 27 April: Golden Jubilee End of By 1956 a Middle Harbour yacht was Indian Pacific came fifth in the Sydney to Season Ball and Major Prizegiving. specifically built and campaigned for Hobart Race and, in another Indian offshore events. The yacht was Siandra , GOLDEN JUBILEE YEAR Pacific, in the horror 1984 Sydney to MAJOR EVENTS 1989-90 0wned and sailed by Graham Newland, Hobart Race, he came first on corrected and it became the most famous yacht of time and won Division B. In 1986, club SEASON the S0's. It won the 1958 and 1960 member, Tony Dunn, in Ex-Tension, 1989 Sydney to Hobart Race and took out the also came first overall and won Division Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 October: CYC's first Blue Water Championship C. MMI Three Ports Race. in 1960. In 1984, the International 505 Sydney Friday 3 November: Philips Night Race. By the early sixties club membership fleet rejoined the club which had been its Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 November: had outgrown the home-built clubhouse base for the first Australian S0S's in the Club Marine Challenge. when the Old Spit Baths site, at the foot early S0's and, in 1988, the club con­ Wednesday 27 December: Start of of Parrawi Hill, became available and, ducted their World Championships. Cruising Division Christmas Cruise. by 1963, the club obtained possession of From 1984, the size of Saturday fleets 1990 it. in all clubs declined, a trend shared by Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 January: Bruce & Walsh Short Ocean Race Cham­ During this year, Australia was repre­ MHYC and by 1989 there are only 130 sented in the Admiral's Cup for the first yachts raced compared with 220 in 1982. pionships. time. MHYC member, Ron Swanson However, twilight sailing and social Tuesday 3 April: Caltex Sydney­ Mooloolaba Race.

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78 - OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 The range is being marketed by Ian Treleaven, Musto Australia Pty Li­ mited, 14-16 Buckland Street, Chippen­ dale, NSW 2008 and will complement the very successful Musto range. Re­ commended retail for a set of jacket and trousers is $199.

New Merlin II Computes From Unidentified Stars ERLIN II , based on the Sharp PC M 1248 pocket computer, has elec­ tronic almanacs of the sun, moon, and 59 stars entirely built-in. Its special features are power, high speed and the astounding ability to compute star sights without bearing or identification. Merlin II takes only 5 seconds to turn clock and sextant readings into position line (including moon sights). All altitude corrections and correction for passage of the craft are applied automatically. The fix is automatically computed or recom­ puted with each sight, fix accuracy is displayed and sights may be rejected or Waterproof gives wind direction accurate to one new sights added. Wind Gauge degree. Unknown stars are computed in the The new VDO Compact Wind In­ same way - though it takes a little NSTRUMENT specialist VDO has strument also measures wind speed. longer. The identity of the star is also Ilaunched a fully waterproof marine This can be displayed in knots, metres revealed. Wind Instrument which provides both per second, kilometres per hour or the M erlin II performs all other naviga­ analogue and digital display of wind Beaufort Scale. tional computations required on a yacht. direction and wind speed. The new Wind Instrument's displays Its dead reckoning and running fix can be individually dampened, to make facilities allow the navigation to be T he new Wind Instrument is the lates t them easier to read. T he new VDO continuously maintained without plot­ in VDO's Compact marine instrument Wind Instrument also provides alarm ting. range. T he VDO Compact Wind In­ functions, to warn of changes in wind The price of the Merlin II is $229. strument is unique in providing ana­ speed (min/max) and when the vessel is Further details are available from Merlin logue and di gital wind direction display off course in relation to the wind. N avigation Pty Ltd, PO Box 1264, in the one instrument. These alarms are safety features, but Booragoon, WA 6154. Phone (09) T he analogue display gives skippers they are also useful in competitive sail­ 330 2402, fax (09) 330 2828. instant recognition of wind direction ing - such as maintaining an optimum relative to the vessel. The digital display heading into the wind. The audible alarms have different tones, so skippers can distinguish be­ tween the wind speed and off-course alarms. Plastimo Release Atlantic Stove LASTIMO announce the release of P their Stainless Steel Atlantic Stove with flame failure to all burners. The Atlantic incorporates a separate griller independent of the oven unit and comes complete with vitreous enamel baking dish with removable handle that doubles as a grill pan. The dimensions of 14. 75kg, 450mm wide, 410mm deep and 486mm height make the Plastimo Atlantic oven the most complete and compact oven avail­ able, suitable for boats from 25-50' and is Australian Gas Association approved. Fiddle rails with pot holders and external gimbals are an optional extra . Trade enquiries to Mark Baker Pty Ltd on (02) 427 7699.

OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 - 79 starts in Newport, Rhode Island, USA New High Lift Mast on September 15, 1990. From Sparmaster T hey are: Ian Kiernan, Don McIn­ tyre, David Adams, John Biddlecombe, new section has been released fr om Alby Burgin and M alcolm Jack. A Sparmas ter, (racing division of La T he 27,000 nautical mile race will Mer Spars Pty Ltd) to meet the demand reach Sydney in December 1990 - the fo r sections which incorporates a re­ ICOMJoins halfway point in the race. circulating ball (RCB) track up the back. CIG, the local member company of The section is very aerodynamic and has BOC Challenge T he BOC Group, will once again host excellent stiffness weight ratio. (Signifi­ COM America, Inc, a le~ding manu­ the Australian stopover of the race at cantly better than any other spar avail­ I fac turer of marine commercial com­ Sydney's Darling Harbour. able on the market). m uni cations equipment, has been The RCB track which also incorpo­ named O fficial Supplier of Committee rates a bolt rope groove is suitable to Radio Communications fo r T he BOC handle headboard and batten cars. Challenge 1990-91. New 43hp From It is anticipated that the first section !COM America will prove T he BO C will be popu_lar amongst multihulls be­ Challenge race committee and race Nanni Diesel tween 34'-45' and high perfo rmance headquarters with a full range of marine OLLINS Marine Dies el , the Au­ monohulls in the 50' range. radio communications equipment for C stralian lmporter and distributor of For further info rmation contact La the duration of the eight month long, the N anni Diesel range of marine en­ M er Spars Pty Ltd, 8 Victoria Dock, solo round the world race. !COM gines has announced a new engine: the M elbourne 3000. Phone: (03) 629 2006, America, established in 1979 , is a sub­ 4.190. It develops 43hp at 2800 RPM. fax: (03) 629 1982. sidiary of the Osaka, Japan based T he engine along with the smaller !COM , Inc, a world leader in the horse power models is based on the New Boom Fitting communica tions industry. highly successfu l Kubota range of diesel From La Mer T he BOC Challenge participants are engines and is marinised by Nanni required to report their positions to Race Diesel at their plant in N ijmegen, Hol­ A MER Spars has introduced a new headquarters, via radio, once a week. land. T he 4. 190 has had a very successful L end boom fitting which incorpo­ Radio communica tions have played a reception in Europe, and is ideally suited rates an extra strong mainsheet take-off. life-saving role in each of the two to yachts of around 12m , and displace­ The new fitting also includes a topping previous BOC Challenges with mid­ ment pleas ure boats or work boats lift take-off and has an aluminium ocean rescues and relay of medical assist­ around 10m . sheave for the outhaul as well as 2 Delrin ance. It is a smooth running 4 cylinder heat Sheaves for the reefing lines. !COM also plan to provide technical exchanged engine which develops its T he new product fits the 11 5 boom support to all offi cially entered race maximum torque at only 2200 RPM . It extrusion. participants with !COM equipment is extre mely competitive with a list price For further information contact La being offe red to the entrants at substan­ of $8450 which includes a Hurth 100 M er Spars Pty Ltd, 8 Victoria D ock, tial savings through ICOM 's local tech­ gear box and full VDO instrumentation Melbourne 3000. Phone: (03) 629 2006, nical dealers in Australia and other including tachometer. fax: (03) 629 1982. representative offi ces around the world. Enquiries to Peter Collins or Maurice Six Australians have now provisional­ Press at Collins M arine Diesel -Tel : New Winches ly entered T he BOC C hallenge which (02) 550 9655 . From Barient ARIEN T Yacht Winches have in­ B troduced six new standard winches and six new self tailing winches into their range. The revolutionary fea ture of the win­ ches is that they can easily be converted from self tailers to standard winches, or vice versa, with a simple conversion kit - a fea ture never before provided by Barient. T he winches will replace the current Barient 21, 22 and 24 standard and self tailing winches, and will be designated with their final power rati o to the model number, eg. Barient 24-45 (representing a 45: 1 power ratio). What will stand these winches apart from their predecessors and competition alike is that, not onl y will the standards and self tail ers be interchangeable, but they will be fas ter, lighter and more powerful than anything previously offered, and no more expensive. Another exciting fea ture is that each size winch is available in either of two power ra tios. For example, the Barient

80 - OFFSHO RE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 New Members For CYCA -..I ...I THE fo llowing have been Sherman; Seconder: P. MacDonald. -- .laccepted as New Members of the Ordinary. .---- Cruising Yacht Club of Australia: Silberstein, Guy - Proposer: R. ----- Burke, T homas - Proposer: Wills; Seconder: P. Magnus. Arthur Cooley; Seconder: David Ordinary. ---- Hundt. Ordinary. Spratt, Francis - Provisional. -- Grogan, Arthur - Proposer: Peter Boyd, Michael - Proposer: T. -- Murray; Seconder:John Hawley. Messenger; Seconder: Steve Paridis. ---- Ordinary. Ordinary. Hall, John - Provisional. Bussanich, Jennifer - Proposer: Horner, D'arcy- Provisional. Terry Wise; Seconder: A. White. Kemp, Stephen - Proposer: Peter Sailing Associati on. Bush; Seconder:Jim Daley. D unn, Alecia - Proposer: Phili p Ordinary. Edmonds; Seconder: T. Wise. Sailing Leitch, Robert - Proposer: M. Association. Delaney, Seconder: C. Egan. Grey, Laetitia - Proposer: J. Ordinary. Chadwick; Seconder: J. Read. Sailing McIntyre, James - Proposer: Association. Peter Mooney, Seconder: Brian Hagon, Ga brielle - Proposer: F. SPARMASTER Mcfarlane. Ordinary. Johnston; Seconder: R. Robinson. Northey, Wayne- Proposer: Sailing Association. Richard Robinson, Seconder: John Hamilton, Keith - Proposer: J. Wainwright. Ordinary. Hawley; Seconder: D. Sturrock. Sloan, David - Provisional. Ordinary. • NOW REPR ESENTED Walton, Clark - Provisional. Hunnisett, Phillip - Proposer: M. IN SYD NEY Anderson, Ken - Proposer: I. Cameron; Seconder: I. Goddard. Manley; Seconder: M. Cameron. Ordinary. by SEAN LANGMAN Ordinary. Jarah, Paul - Provisional. Birney, Jack- Provisional. Manning, Robert - Provisional. • HI -SPEE D HYBRID MAST C hiu, Horace- Proposer: A. Palasthy, Robert- Proposer: • CARBON SP IN POLES Morris; Seconder: A. Brown. A.L. Brown; Seconder: T. Wise. Overseas. Ordinary. • IOR HON EYCOMB Geigler, Gary - Proposer: P. Ramsay, Roger - Proposer: W. Reuter; Seconder: R. Steel. Anderson; Seconder: A. Urquart. BOOM S Ordinary. Ordinary. Hughes, Norman - Proposer: A. Spence, David - Provisional. • RI GG ARNA RI GG ING Excell; Seconder: J. Hutcherson. Wurth, Barbara - Proposer: Dr. Ordinary. W. Wurth; Seconder: A. Coyle. • LIC ENSE D RIGGARNA Ipsen, Philip- Proposer: W. Associate. COLD HEADING PR ESS LEADERS IN SPAR TECHNOLOGY 24-45 and the Barient 24-41 are the same NO HYPE - JUST RESULTS winch but with different final gearing. Plastimo Digipak in Black So if you want more speed you would 1st Petersville Regatta, choose the Barient 24-41, if you want OLLOWING on from the success­ 1st Sydney-Hobart, more power you would select the F fu l launch of the new microp­ Barient 24-45. rocessor range of basic electronics Plasti­ 1st & 2nd Division 'D' The new winches available are: mo announce the release of the Digipak Syd ney-Hobart. Barient 21-30 Standard and Self Tailing - Black Range comprising: 1st Melbourne- Hobart, Barient 21-33 Standard and Self Tailing Digipak - L Log/ speed option 1st Sydney-Coffs Harb our, Barient 22-35 Standard and Self Tailing wind speed 1st Ki ng of the Derwent, Barient 22-39 Standard and Self Tailing Digipak - S Sounder with alarms Barient 24-41 Standard and Self Tailing Digipak - CA Log/ Speed/ Depth/ 1st Cock of the Bay, Barient 24-45 Standard and Self Tailing. Alarms 1st Team Range Rover Regatta, The new winches are manufactured Digipak - CW Log/ Speed/ Depth/ by Barlow Marine in Sydney, and for all 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Wind Speed Victorian Winter Series. information, contact Barlow on (02) Chris Tillet and winning crew of the 637 9333 or fax (02) 637 9323. Australian Champion Noelex 25, Aussie Maid, praised the performance of the * Div of La Mer Spars Digipak CA and Plastimo Contest com­ LEGACY passes as the only navigational aids they 8 Victoria Dock Melbourne, We need your help ... used to win the championships from 28 Vi c., 3000. today more than ever. boats in February at Blairgowrie Y ache Phon e (03) 629 2006 Club, Victoria. Fax (03) 629-1982 Please sen d donations Trade enquiries to Mark Baker Pty to your nearest Legacy office. Ltd on (02) 427 7699. Sydney (02)925-0306

OFFSHORE - AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1989 - 81 ALLOY INDUSTRIES i\! Offshore Racing Calendar 89

NEW SOUTH WALES 16th Sydney-Newcastle QUEENSLAND WINTER SEASON 1989 60/ 120 mile (Tradewinds Troph ) AUGUST 24th SOPS AUGUST Jupicers Gold Coast Regatta SYC 5th Sydney-Gold Coast Regatta MARCH QCYC opening day QCYC 14th Ladies' Day Race (NPS) 3rd SOPS RQYS opening day RQYS C hris Lee T roph)' 4th Sa il for Cancer SCOR series Mooloolaba YC Divisions & sta rting times in list of entries 9th Wooll ahra Cup-90 mile Sydney to Gold Coast CYCA & SYC 17th SOPS 16th Lord Mayor's Cup, Brisbane YC SOUTHERN CROSS CUP 24th SOPS 19th-20th Foster's Whitsunday Classic, Whi tsun­ DECEMBER 31st MHYCShort day SC 14th Offshore triangle, 27nm APRIL SEPTEMBER 15th Ocean race, 75nm 3rd MHYC Sydney/ Mooloolaba M ooloolaba o pening day, Mooloolaba 17th O ffs hore triangle, 27nm 12th Easter Cruise YC 18th Spare day 22nd Ladies Day-Jill Mclay Trophy 19th Ocean race, 75nm NQJog C'ships 29th Commodores Day- Veterans Race SYC Opening Day, Southport YC 21st Offshore triangle, 27nm 2nd-3rd KBSC Opening Regatta, Keppel Bay 22nd Spare day MAY S.C. 26th Sydney-Hobart Race, 630nm 6th Harbour Race 13th Harbour Race 9th-10th St Helena Cup/ Ian Farrier Cup, Wyn­ SUMMER SEASON 1989 20th Harbour Race num M anly YC 27th Harbour Race Whitsunday Fun Race, Whitsunday SC SEPTEMBER 23rd WOY RC-Bowen to Airlie NQCYC 2nd SOPS JUNE 30th WOYRC-Airlie to Mackay NQCYC 9th SOPS- Finish MHYC 3rd Harbour Race 15th Janzoon T rophy -90 mile OCTOBER 4th Range Rover Regatta Heat 23rd SOPS Green Island race, Cairns YC 10th Harbour Race 29th RSYS Regatta Race 1 7th WO Y RC-Mackay to Bowen NQCYC 17th Harbour Race- Warren Evans 30th RSYS Regatta Race 2 Trophy DECEMBER OCTOBER 24th Harbour Race 31st Flying Fifteen World Championships 1st RSYS Regatta Race 3 RQYS 7th Range Rover Relay JULY E22 Australian Championships 8th Range Rover Relay 1st Harbour Race JANUARY 14th SOPS 8th Harbour Race 17th Flying Fifteen World C ham pionshi ps 21st RSYS - Gascoigne Cup 15th Harbour Race RQYS 28th Paul Royal Memorial Race/Cruise to 22nd Harbour Race Pittwater 29th Ladies Day-Chris Lee Trophy INTERNATIONAL M HYC 3 Ports Race 1989 NOVEMBER AUGUST AUGUST 16th-18th Three-quarter Ton C up. Piraeus, Greece 4th SOPS 4th Sydney-Gold Coast Race 10th Halvorsen Bros. Trophy- 180 mile SEPTEMBER 18th MHYC C lub Marine 2 x 12 2nd Whitbread Round che World Race starts from VICTORIA The Solent, off Southampton, UK 19th M HYC Club Marine 1 x 25 24th Southern C ross Cup Selection Race 1 1989 NOVEMBER 25th SOPS 26th Global Challenge, Around the World Single- AUGUST handed Non-stop Southern Cross Cup Selection Race 2 13th Western Port Marina Classic Winter 26th Southern Cross Cup Selection Race 3 Series, Race 4 DECEMBER 10th-26th A WA Southern C ross Cup, Sydney, Australia DECEMBER 27th Western Port Marina Classic Winter 26th A WA Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race, Sydney, 1st Founder's Cup - 75 mile Series, Race 5 Aumalia Southern Cross Cup Selection Race 4 3rd Short Southern Cross Cup Selection SEPTEMBER 1990 Race 5 3rd Western Port Marina Classic Winter JUNE Carlsberg Two-Handed TransAtlancic, 9th SOPS Invitation Race Series, Spare Plymouth, UK 14th Southern Cross Cup Race I - 25 mile 9th Western Port Marina Classic Winter SEPTEMBER 15th Southern Cross Cup Race 2 - 75 mile Series, 46 mile Portsea-Hastings Ocean 15th BOC Challenge Around the World Alone 16th Short H au l - C hristmas Raft Up Race Race, Newport, Rhode Island, USA T rophy Race-Start 1100 10th Western Port Cup, Hastings NOVEMBER 17th Southern Cross Cup Race 3- 25 mile 16th Western Port Cup, Hastings Route du Rhum Race 18th Lay Day - Resail if required 19th Southern C ross Cup Race 4 - 75 mile NOVEMBER 1991 20th Lay Day 3rd Melbourne-Portland, 180 mile ocean MAY Osaka Cup, Melbourne, Australia to Osaka, 21st Southern ross Cup Race 5 - 25 mile race J apan, T wo-Handed Race 22nd Res ail if required D ECEMBER 26th Sydney-Hobart Race WHITBREAD ROUND THE WORLD RACE, 26th Cock of the Bay 1989- 1990 1990 27th Melbourne-Hobart 2nd Sept Leg I, Southampton-Punta dcl ESte, 6281 n Melbourne-Devon port miles JANUARY 28th Oct Leg 2, Puma dcl Este-Fremande, 7650 n miles 1st Sydney-Hobart/ Southern Cross Cup 1990 23rd Dec Leg 3, Frernantle-Auckland, 3434 n m iles Presentation Dinner 3rd Feb Leg 4, Auckland-Punta dcl Este, 6255 n mi les JANUARY 17th Mar Leg 5, Puma dcl Estc--Fort Lauderdale, 5475 n 2nd King of Derwent 27th Melbourne-Grassy, I 10 miles 3rd RYCT Relay Race miles 5th May Leg 6, Fort Lauderdale-Southampton, 3837 n 4th YUTS Hobart-Sydney MARCH 3rd-4th miles 20th RANSA Regatta Western Port Marina Regatta, Fim yachts ex pected co fin ish 21st May, 1990. Total distance MHYC Bruce & Walsh Series Portsca-Fli ndcrs-Hastings (Weck 1) of race, aoorox. 32,932 nautical miles. 21st MHYC Bruce & Walsh Series 10th-11th Western Port Marina Regatta, Hastings 27th SOPS (Week 2) BOC CHALLENGE AROUND THE WORLD SOLO, EASTER Melbourne-Port Fairy 1990-91 FEBRUARY MAY 15th From Newport, Rhode Island, via 3rd RSYS M il sons Cup Sept-April/May Capetown, Sydney, Punta dcl Este, 13th Nautica l News Two Handed Race, U ruguay to Newoort . 10th SOPS Race fo r Cancer Mothers Day

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